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There were 4,625 Black students enrolled in Carroll County school in the 2022-23 school year, 6.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Carroll County welcomed 20,769 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 22.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Carroll County, Villa Rica High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 543 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Glanton-Hindsman Elementary	38%	248	655
KidsPeace	38%	11	30
Villa Rica Middle	35%	169	484
Carrollton Jr. High School	34%	302	891
Carrollton Elementary School	33%	535	1,622
Carrollton Upper Elementary School	33%	396	1,201
Villa Rica High School	31%	543	1,752
Carrollton High School	31%	541	1,747
Temple Elementary School	29%	182	628
Villa Rica Elementary School	29%	120	417
Bay Springs Middle School	28%	259	925
Ithica Elementary	25%	189	758
Sharp Creek Elementary School	22%	107	490
Temple High School	21%	150	715
Temple Middle School	18%	111	621
Sand Hill Elementary School	17%	110	650
Central High School	11%	139	1,266
Bowdon Elementary School	11%	66	606
Bowdon High School	11%	42	387
Mt. Zion Middle School	11%	36	336
Bowdon Middle School	11%	31	290
Central Middle School	10%	96	965
Central Elementary School	10%	89	890
Mt. Zion High School	9%	41	457
Providence Elementary School	8%	40	508
Mount Zion Elementary School	7%	44	640
Roopville Elementary School	4%	15	379
Whitesburg Elementary School	3%	13	459