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3,500 white students enrolled in Pickens County School District schools in 2022-23 school year

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 3,500 white students enrolled in Pickens County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Pickens County School District welcomed 3,933 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the five schools in Pickens County School District, Pickens County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,067 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.

Ethnic Breakdown of Pickens County School District Students in 2022-23

White (89%)Hispanic (7%)Ethnicities <5% (4%)

Enrollment in Pickens County School District During Last 13 School Years

School YearTotal enrollmentTotal White Students% of White Students
2022-233,9333,50089%
2021-223,9603,52489%
2020-214,0403,63690%
2019-204,2033,78290%
2018-194,2593,87591%
2017-184,2633,87991%
2016-174,2733,88891%
2015-164,2453,90592%
2014-154,2433,90392%
2013-144,2973,95392%
2012-134,2743,93292%
2011-124,3674,06193%
2010-114,3754,06893%

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