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There were 2,727 Black students enrolled in Sumter County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Sumter County welcomed 3,939 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 69.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Sumter County, Sumter County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 780 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
Sumter County High School	81%	780	963
Sumter County Intermediate School	78%	613	786
Sumter County Primary School	77%	436	567
Sumter County Middle School	77%	428	557
Sumter County Elementary School	75%	374	499
Furlow Charter School	17%	96	567