South Georgia Times

There were 671 Hispanic students enrolled in Atkinson County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Atkinson County welcomed 1,526 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 44% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Atkinson County, Pearson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 278 students.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

School name	% of Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
Pearson Elementary School	49%	278	569
Atkinson County High School	44%	194	442
Atkinson County Middle School	44%	160	365
Willacoochee Elementary School	26%	39	150