Central Georgia News

There were 373 Hispanic students enrolled in Laurens County school in the 2022-23 school year, 17.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Laurens County welcomed 8,219 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Laurens County, West Laurens High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 62 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
East Laurens Primary School	7%	36	518
East Laurens Elementary School	7%	34	496
Southwest Laurens Elementary	6%	54	915
East Laurens Middle School	6%	33	551
West Laurens High School	5%	62	1,250
East Laurens High School	5%	30	618
West Laurens Middle School	4%	36	914
Northwest Laurens Elementary	4%	33	839
Hillcrest Elementary	4%	18	461
Dublin Middle School	3%	18	610
Dublin High School	2%	10	537
Susie Dasher	2%	9	461
Moore Street Facility	0%	0	49