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Marion County Education: 28 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 28 multiracial students enrolled in Marion County school in the 2022-23 school year, 20% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Marion County welcomed 1,207 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the two schools in Marion County, L. K. Moss Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 15 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.

Ethnicities in Marion County in 2022-23 School Year

White 51%Black 30%Hispanic 15%Ethnicities <5% 3%

Enrollment Demographics in Marion County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
L. K. Moss Elementary School3%15530
Marion County Middle/High School2%13677

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