South Atlanta News

There were 2,758 Hispanic students enrolled in Fayette County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Fayette County welcomed 20,029 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Fayette County, McIntosh High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 251 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 Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
Huddleston Elementary School	23%	136	592
Robert J. Burch Elementary School	21%	111	530
North Fayette Elementary School	20%	116	581
Sandy Creek High School	19%	220	1,158
Flat Rock Middle School	19%	169	891
Bennett's Mill Middle School	19%	166	878
Cleveland Elementary School	16%	60	376
McIntosh High School	15%	251	1,677
Booth Middle School	15%	175	1,170
Oak Grove Elementary School	15%	66	446
Fayetteville Elementary School	14%	65	471
Fayette County High School	13%	174	1,342
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School	13%	95	738
Kedron Elementary School	13%	93	720
Whitewater Middle School	12%	103	864
Spring Hill Elementary School	12%	76	639
Inman Elementary	12%	75	626
Crabapple Lane Elementary School	12%	68	570
Rising Starr Middle School	11%	101	919
Whitewater High School	10%	134	1,347
Starrs Mill High School	10%	134	1,341
Peachtree City Elementary School	10%	46	464
Peeples Elementary School	8%	57	714
Braelinn Elementary School	7%	38	557
Liberty Tech Charter Academy	7%	29	418