South Atlanta News

There were 1,043 Hispanic students enrolled in Spalding County school in the 2022-23 school year, 13.9% 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, Hispanic students comprised 11.7% 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 205 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
AZ Kelsey Academy	28%	0	0
Beaverbrook Elementary School	18%	50	278
Cowan Road Middle School	15%	80	539
Orrs Elementary School	15%	72	483
Carver Road Middle School	15%	68	457
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	15%	46	307
Griffin High School	14%	205	1,468
Cowan Road Elementary School	13%	67	521
Kennedy Road Middle School	13%	59	457
Futral Road Elementary School	12%	68	567
Jackson Road Elementary School	12%	40	335
Spalding High School	11%	131	1,191
Moreland Road Elementary	9%	33	370
Rehoboth Road Middle School	8%	48	612
Atkinson Elementary School	7%	26	378
Crescent Road Elementary School	6%	22	376
Moore Elementary School	5%	15	305
Anne Street Elementary School	5%	13	268