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There were 16,252 Black students enrolled in Muscogee County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Muscogee County welcomed 28,378 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 57.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Muscogee County, Carver High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 797 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Davis Elementary School	92%	296	322
Carver High School	90%	797	886
Forrest Road Elementary School	88%	259	295
St. Marys Video and Communication Technology	87%	372	428
Wesley Heights Elementary School	87%	323	372
Kendrick High School	86%	726	845
Rothschild Leadership Academy School	86%	454	529
East Columbus Magnet Academy	85%	385	453
Dorothy Height Elementary School	85%	378	445
Georgetown Elementary School	84%	319	380
Lonnie Jackson Academy	84%	292	348
Dawson Elementary School	84%	206	246
Eddy Middle School	83%	347	419
Dimon Elementary	83%	287	346
Rigdon Road Elementary School	83%	276	333
Fort Middle School	81%	400	494
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy	78%	203	261
Baker Middle School	76%	441	581
Waddell Elementary School	76%	342	450
Key Elementary School	76%	204	269
Brewer Elementary School	72%	335	466
Hannan Elementary	71%	276	390
Wynnton Elementary School	71%	242	342
Fox Elementary School	71%	186	262
Spencer High School	70%	627	897
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	69%	323	469
Hardaway High School	65%	746	1,149
Midland Middle School	61%	266	437
Double Churches Middle School	61%	256	421
South Columbus Elementary School	60%	183	306
Jordan Vocational High School	54%	456	846
Shaw High School	53%	647	1,221
Gentian Elementary School	53%	251	475
Richards Middle School	51%	413	811
Reese Road Leadership Academy	49%	195	398
Muscogee Youth Development Center	49%	4	10
Arnold Middle School	48%	300	627
Midland Academy	44%	256	584
Aaron Cohn Middle School	44%	224	511
Johnson Elementary School	43%	149	347
Blackmon Road Middle School	39%	216	555
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts	38%	141	373
North Columbus Elementary	36%	254	706
Veterans Memorial Middle School	34%	231	680
Northside High School	31%	422	1,362
Mathews Elementary School	31%	214	693
Clubview Elementary School	31%	163	527
Allen Elementary School	31%	134	434
Eagle Ridge Academy	30%	168	563
Blanchard Elementary School	28%	126	452
River Road Elementary School	25%	91	367
Double Churches Elementary School	24%	92	384
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy	23%	114	498
Columbus High School	22%	244	1,113