Central Georgia News

There were 91 multiracial students enrolled in Washington County school in the 2022-23 school year, 9.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Washington County welcomed 2,725 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Washington County, Washington County High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 26 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
Ridge Road Elementary School	4%	24	614
Ridge Road Primary School	4%	22	570
Washington County High School	3%	26	880
T. J. Elder Middle School	3%	19	661