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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 44% of Troup County School District's student body during 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 5,093 Black students enrolled in Troup County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Troup County School District welcomed 11,575 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 44% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the 18 schools in Troup County School District, LaGrange High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 570 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.

Ethnic Breakdown of Troup County School District Students in 2022-23

Black (44%)White (40%)Hispanic (9%)Ethnicities <5% (7%)

Enrollment in Troup County School District During Last 13 School Years

School YearTotal enrollmentTotal Black Students% of Black Students
2022-2311,5755,09344%
2021-2211,5384,96143%
2020-2111,6054,99043%
2019-2011,4654,92943%
2018-1911,5304,95743%
2017-1811,5884,98243%
2016-1711,7705,06143%
2015-1611,8234,96542%
2014-1512,0504,94041%
2013-1412,0534,94141%
2012-1312,0534,82140%
2011-1212,0704,82840%
2010-1112,0484,69839%

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