South Georgia Times

There were 261 Hispanic students enrolled in Brooks County school in the 2022-23 school year, 4.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Brooks County welcomed 2,028 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 12.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Brooks County, Quitman Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 80 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
Quitman Elementary School	14%	80	574
Brooks County High School	13%	69	531
Brooks County Middle School	13%	59	458
North Brooks Elementary School	12%	42	354
Delta Innovative School	10%	11	111