South Atlanta News

There were 4,627 Black students enrolled in Spalding County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Spalding County welcomed 8,912 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 51.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Spalding County, Griffin High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 895 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
Moore Elementary School	90%	274	305
Anne Street Elementary School	87%	233	268
Atkinson Elementary School	82%	309	378
AZ Kelsey Academy	67%	0	0
Griffin High School	61%	895	1,468
Cowan Road Middle School	59%	318	539
Orrs Elementary School	59%	284	483
Cowan Road Elementary School	58%	302	521
Carver Road Middle School	57%	260	457
Kennedy Road Middle School	56%	255	457
Moreland Road Elementary	47%	173	370
Rehoboth Road Middle School	46%	281	612
Spalding High School	40%	476	1,191
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	37%	113	307
Crescent Road Elementary School	35%	131	376
Jackson Road Elementary School	33%	110	335
Futral Road Elementary School	26%	147	567
Beaverbrook Elementary School	24%	66	278