South Atlanta News

Of all the ethnicities represented in Fayette County School District, the most prevalent among the county's students in the 2022-23 school year was white, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Among the 19,611 students attending Fayette County schools, 43% were white. African American students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 30% of Fayette County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Fayette County School District, representing 44% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 0.3% when compared to the previous year.

Fayette County School District, the only school district in the county, has a main office in Fayetteville.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	% of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fayette County School District	White	43%	19,611