Athens Reporter

There were 397 Black students enrolled in Oglethorpe County school in the 2022-23 school year, 4.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Oglethorpe County welcomed 2,184 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 18.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Oglethorpe County, 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 name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Oglethorpe County High School	19%	123	651
Oglethorpe County Elementary School	19%	92	488
Oglethorpe County Middle School	18%	94	526
Oglethorpe County Primary School	17%	88	519