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There were 466 Black students enrolled in Taylor County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Taylor County welcomed 1,153 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 40.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Taylor County, Taylor County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 135 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
Taylor County Middle School	43%	116	270
Taylor County Upper Elementary	42%	107	257
Taylor County Primary School	40%	108	270
Taylor County High School	38%	135	356