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Douglas County School District: African American students were most represented ethnicity in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of education richard woods 2023

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

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

The majority of students in Douglas County School District were African American in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Among the 25,491 students attending Douglas County schools, 56% were African American. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 20% of Douglas County student body.

In the previous school year, African American students were also the most common ethnicity in Douglas County School District, representing 56% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 0.4% when compared to the previous year.

Douglas County School District, the only school district in the county, has a main office in Douglasville.

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.

Ethnicities in Douglas County in 2022-23 School Year

African American (56%)Hispanic (20%)White (16%)Multiracial (6%)Ethnicities < 5% (2%)

Douglas County Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity by District in 2022-23 School Year

DistrictMost prevalent ethnicity% of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Douglas County School DistrictAfrican American56%25,491

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