NC Georgia News

There were 1,214 Black students enrolled in Meriwether County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Meriwether County School District welcomed 2,169 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 56% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the six schools in Meriwether County School District, Manchester High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 216 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 Black Students	% of Black Students
2022-23	2,169	1,214	56%
2021-22	2,198	1,230	56%
2020-21	2,195	1,273	58%
2019-20	2,283	1,324	58%
2018-19	2,349	1,362	58%
2017-18	2,561	1,485	58%
2016-17	2,605	1,484	57%
2015-16	2,687	1,531	57%
2014-15	2,790	1,562	56%
2013-14	2,888	1,646	57%
2012-13	2,959	1,686	57%
2011-12	2,935	1,702	58%
2010-11	3,021	1,752	58%