NW Atlanta News

There were 3,319 Black students enrolled in Cherokee County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Cherokee County welcomed 41,851 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 7.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 38 schools in Cherokee County, Etowah High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 289 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 Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Cherokee Charter Academy	22%	134	611
Clark Creek Elementary School	18%	196	1,094
Woodstock Middle School	15%	159	1,063
Oak Grove Elementary School	15%	72	486
Carmel Elementary School	13%	114	878
Etowah High School	12%	289	2,412
Woodstock High School	12%	242	2,020
Woodstock Elementary School	12%	134	1,121
E. T. Booth Middle School	11%	181	1,652
Liberty Elementary School	11%	105	959
iGrad Virtual Academy School	10%	26	265
Boston Elementary School	9%	56	623
Cherokee High School	8%	229	2,872
Sequoyah High School	8%	163	2,045
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School	8%	78	975
Freedom Middle School	8%	74	928
River Ridge High School	7%	132	1,895
Dean Rusk Middle School	7%	102	1,458
Little River Elem.	7%	88	1,263
Hickory Flat Elementary School	7%	63	903
Indian Knoll Elementary	7%	60	863
Holly Springs Elementary School	7%	50	723
Teasley Middle School	6%	96	1,614
Mill Creek Middle School	6%	80	1,335
Arnold Mill Elementary School	6%	47	799
Bascomb Elementary School	5%	48	966
R. M. Moore Elementary School	5%	47	944
Mountain Road Elementary School	5%	20	406
J. Knox Elementary	4%	35	882
Creekview High School	3%	62	2,082
Creekland Middle School	3%	45	1,506
Avery Elementary School	3%	33	1,125
Sixes Elementary School	3%	21	724
Johnston Elementary School	3%	13	447
Macedonia Elementary School	2%	14	736
Free Home Elementary School	2%	6	305
Ball Ground Elementary School	1%	5	563
Clayton Elementary School	0%	0	308