Athens Reporter

There were 283 Hispanic students enrolled in Oglethorpe County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.6% 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, Hispanic students comprised 13% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the four schools in Oglethorpe County School District, Oglethorpe County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 97 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 Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students
2022-23	2,184	283	13%
2021-22	2,140	256	12%
2020-21	2,028	243	12%
2019-20	2,035	223	11%
2018-19	2,025	202	10%
2017-18	2,059	205	10%
2016-17	2,073	186	9%
2015-16	2,101	168	8%
2014-15	2,148	171	8%
2013-14	2,191	153	7%
2012-13	2,203	132	6%
2011-12	2,245	134	6%
2010-11	2,320	139	6%