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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 30% of Marion County's school district student body in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

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There were 362 African American students enrolled in Marion County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Marion County school district welcomed 1,207 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 30% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Marion County, with its main office in Buena Vista.

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.

Ethnicities in Marion County in 2022-23 School Year

White (51%)African American (30%)Hispanic (15%)Ethnicities < 5% (4%)

African American Student Enrollment in Marion County During 2022-23 School Year

District% African American studentsTotal enrollment
Marion County30%1,207

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