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Morgan County Education: 140 multiracial students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 140 multiracial students enrolled in Morgan County school in the 2022-23 school year, 19.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Morgan County welcomed 3,398 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Morgan County, Morgan County Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 40 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.

Ethnicities in Morgan County in 2022-23 School Year

White 66%Black 21%Hispanic 7%Ethnicities <5% 6%

Enrollment Demographics in Morgan County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
Morgan County Middle School5%40810
Morgan County Primary School5%38766
Morgan County Elementary School4%31775
Morgan County High School3%311,047

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