West Atlanta News

There were 5,119 Hispanic students enrolled in Douglas County school in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Douglas County welcomed 25,737 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 19.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 36 schools in Douglas County, Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 528 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
Lithia Springs Elementary School	47%	239	509
Annette Winn Elementary School	45%	147	327
Beulah Elementary School	44%	199	453
Turner Middle School	42%	311	741
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School	37%	528	1,429
Sweetwater Elementary School	37%	174	471
Winston Elementary School	36%	115	320
Yeager Middle School	27%	147	546
Eastside Elementary School	26%	120	462
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School	25%	101	404
Bill Arp Elementary School	24%	147	615
Chestnut Log Middle School	23%	166	726
Mason Creek Middle School	22%	194	886
Mount Carmel Elementary School	22%	96	439
Arbor Station Elementary School	21%	122	581
North Douglas Elementary School	21%	108	515
Factory Shoals Elementary School	19%	115	609
Douglas County High School	16%	299	1,873
Bright Star Elementary School	16%	70	438
Burnett Elementary School	16%	62	390
Alexander High School	15%	267	1,786
Chapel Hill High School	15%	236	1,578
New Manchester High School	14%	254	1,821
Chapel Hill Middle School	14%	154	1,105
Chapel Hill Elementary School	14%	91	651
Holly Springs Elementary	14%	78	563
Stewart Middle School	14%	78	561
Factory Shoals Middle School	13%	109	842
Mason Creek Elementary School	12%	67	560
Mirror Lake Elementary School	12%	63	529
Fairplay Middle School	11%	57	526
New Manchester Elementary School	10%	86	869
Brighten Academy	9%	72	809
South Douglas Elementary School	7%	36	526
D.E.L.T.A. Steam Academy	4%	11	277
Youth Villages at Inner Harbour	0%	0	0