Spalding County Education: 1,091 Hispanic students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent
Richard Woods State School Superintendent
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There were 1,091 Hispanic students enrolled in Spalding County school in the 2023-24 school year, 4.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Spalding County welcomed 8,741 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 12.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Spalding County, Griffin High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 232 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.

Ethnicities in Spalding County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Spalding County During 2023-24 School Year

School name % of Hispanic Students Total Hispanic Students Total enrollment
Beaverbrook Elementary School 23% 61 269
Orrs Elementary School 18% 80 448
Griffin High School 16% 232 1,456
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School 16% 50 317
Carver Road Middle School 15% 70 469
Cowan Road Middle School 14% 75 540
Kennedy Road Middle School 14% 58 416
Futral Road Elementary School 13% 75 581
Cowan Road Elementary School 13% 63 487
Moreland Road Elementary 11% 44 407
Jackson Road Elementary School 11% 34 315
Spalding High School 10% 116 1,164
Rehoboth Road Middle School 9% 50 556
Atkinson Elementary School 8% 27 339
Moore Elementary School 7% 19 278
Crescent Road Elementary School 6% 23 389
Anne Street Elementary School 5% 14 284
AZ Kelsey Academy 0% 0 26


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