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There were 722 Black students enrolled in Dooly County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Dooly County School District welcomed 1,063 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 67.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the four schools in Dooly County School District, Dooly County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 310 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 Year	Total enrollment	Total Black Students	% of Black Students
2022-23	1,063	722	68%
2021-22	1,051	714	68%
2020-21	1,110	765	69%
2019-20	1,144	800	70%
2018-19	1,135	828	73%
2017-18	1,184	852	72%
2016-17	1,231	886	72%
2015-16	1,275	905	71%
2014-15	1,271	889	70%
2013-14	1,334	987	74%
2012-13	1,345	968	72%
2011-12	1,345	981	73%
2010-11	1,331	998	75%