GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Boys made up 51.2% of the county's student body, while the other 48.8% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 83.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Heard County schools, followed by African American students with 6.7%, 5.2% multiracial students, 3.8% Hispanic students and less than 0.1% Asian students.
Heard Elementary School stood out with the highest enrollment among Heard County's six schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 628 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 | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Elementary School | 576 | 628 | 9% |
| Heard County High School | 614 | 605 | -1.5% |
| Heard County Middle School | 497 | 461 | -7.2% |
| Centralhatchee Elementary School | 187 | 194 | 3.7% |
| Ephesus Elementary School | 127 | 148 | 16.5% |
| Arrow Academy Alternative School | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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