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Sumter County Education: 102 multiracial students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 102 multiracial students enrolled in Sumter County school in the 2022-23 school year, 10.9% more 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, multiracial students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Sumter County, Furlow Charter School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 45 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

Ethnicities in Sumter County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 69%White 14%Hispanic 13%Ethnicities <5% 3%

Enrollment Demographics in Sumter County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
Furlow Charter School8%45567
Sumter County Primary School3%17567
Sumter County High School2%19963
Sumter County Elementary School2%9499
Sumter County Intermediate School1%7786
Sumter County Middle School1%5557

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