NC Georgia News

There were 83 Hispanic students enrolled in Heard County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 38.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Heard County School District welcomed 2,075 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the five schools in Heard County School District, Heard County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 18 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 Year	Total enrollment	Total Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students
2022-23	2,075	83	4%
2021-22	2,033	60	3%
2020-21	1,989	59	3%
2019-20	1,976	59	3%
2018-19	1,982	59	3%
2017-18	1,958	39	2%
2016-17	1,934	58	3%
2015-16	1,896	56	3%
2014-15	1,876	56	3%
2013-14	1,903	38	2%
2012-13	1,852	37	2%
2011-12	1,904	38	2%
2010-11	1,963	39	2%