GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Data showed that Heard County welcomed 2,036 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 6.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the six schools in Heard County, Heard County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard County High School | 10% | 60 | 605 |
| Heard County Middle School | 8% | 36 | 461 |
| Heard Elementary School | 6% | 37 | 628 |
| Arrow Academy Alternative School | 6% | 0 | 0 |
| Centralhatchee Elementary School | 2% | 3 | 194 |
| Ephesus Elementary School | 0% | 0 | 148 |
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