Central Georgia News

The majority of students in Baldwin County School District were African American in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Among the 4,314 students attending Baldwin County schools, 65% were African American. White students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 23% of Baldwin County student body.

In the previous school year, African American students were also the most common ethnicity in Baldwin County School District, representing 66% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 4.5% when compared to the previous year.

Baldwin County School District, the only school district in the county, has a main office in Milledgeville.

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
Baldwin County School District	African American	65%	4,314