Central Georgia News

There were 73 Hispanic students enrolled in Bleckley County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Bleckley County school district welcomed 2,452 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Bleckley County, with its main office in Cochran.

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	% Hispanic students	Total enrollment
Bleckley County	3%	2,452