South Atlanta News

There were 458 multiracial students enrolled in Spalding County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% 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, multiracial students comprised 5.1% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Spalding County, Griffin High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 73 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 Multiracial Students	Total Multiracial Students	Total enrollment
Futral Road Elementary School	8%	45	567
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	7%	21	307
Beaverbrook Elementary School	7%	19	278
Rehoboth Road Middle School	6%	36	612
Cowan Road Middle School	6%	32	539
Orrs Elementary School	6%	28	483
Atkinson Elementary School	6%	22	378
Crescent Road Elementary School	6%	22	376
Moreland Road Elementary	6%	22	370
AZ Kelsey Academy	6%	0	0
Griffin High School	5%	73	1,468
Spalding High School	4%	47	1,191
Cowan Road Elementary School	4%	20	521
Kennedy Road Middle School	4%	18	457
Carver Road Middle School	4%	18	457
Jackson Road Elementary School	4%	13	335
Moore Elementary School	4%	12	305
Anne Street Elementary School	4%	10	268