Athens Reporter

There were 393 Black students enrolled in Oglethorpe County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Oglethorpe County School District welcomed 2,184 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 18% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the four schools in Oglethorpe County School District, Oglethorpe County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 123 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 Year	Total enrollment	Total Black Students	% of Black Students
2022-23	2,184	393	18%
2021-22	2,140	385	18%
2020-21	2,028	344	17%
2019-20	2,035	366	18%
2018-19	2,025	364	18%
2017-18	2,059	350	17%
2016-17	2,073	373	18%
2015-16	2,101	357	17%
2014-15	2,148	365	17%
2013-14	2,191	394	18%
2012-13	2,203	374	17%
2011-12	2,245	404	18%
2010-11	2,320	417	18%