NC Georgia News

There were 5,059 Black students enrolled in Troup County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Troup County welcomed 11,540 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 43.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Troup County, 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.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Berta Weathersbee Elementary School	90%	219	244
The Hope Academy School	81%	84	104
Clearview Elementary School	64%	373	583
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School	63%	343	546
West Point Elementary School	63%	245	390
Callaway Middle School	54%	390	724
Franklin Forest Elementary	54%	351	650
Callaway High School	52%	476	916
Callaway Elementary School	51%	283	556
Gardner-Newman Middle School	49%	494	1,010
LaGrange High School	45%	570	1,267
Troup County High School	37%	481	1,300
Long Cane Middle School	37%	350	946
Hogansville Elementary School	33%	131	397
Bradfield Center - Ault Academy	31%	3	10
Hollis Hand Elementary School	17%	85	501
Hillcrest Elementary School	15%	49	327
Long Cane Elementary School	13%	69	538
Rosemont Elementary School	12%	63	531