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There were 1,153 students enrolled in Taylor County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county's student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 51.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Taylor County schools, followed by African American students with 40.4%, 3.7% multiracial students, 3% Hispanic students and 1% Asian students.

Taylor County High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Taylor County's four schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 356 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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Taylor County High School	365	356	-2.5%
Taylor County Middle School	295	270	-8.5%
Taylor County Primary School	271	270	-0.4%
Taylor County Upper Elementary School	273	257	-5.9%