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There were 3,509 Hispanic students enrolled in Muscogee County school in the 2022-23 school year, 4% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 12.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Muscogee County, Shaw High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 207 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.

School name	% of Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
River Road Elementary School	37%	135	367
South Columbus Elementary School	31%	94	306
Allen Elementary School	29%	125	434
Arnold Middle School	27%	169	627
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	26%	121	469
Reese Road Leadership Academy	23%	91	398
Spencer High School	20%	179	897
Brewer Elementary School	19%	88	466
Veterans Memorial Middle School	18%	122	680
Baker Middle School	18%	104	581
Shaw High School	17%	207	1,221
Eagle Ridge Academy	16%	90	563
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts	16%	59	373
Key Elementary School	16%	43	269
Jordan Vocational High School	15%	126	846
North Columbus Elementary	15%	105	706
Midland Academy	15%	87	584
Muscogee Youth Development Center	14%	1	10
Northside High School	13%	177	1,362
Mathews Elementary School	13%	90	693
Blackmon Road Middle School	13%	72	555
Blanchard Elementary School	12%	54	452
Johnson Elementary School	12%	41	347
Columbus High School	11%	122	1,113
Aaron Cohn Middle School	11%	56	511
Midland Middle School	11%	48	437
Double Churches Elementary School	11%	42	384
Hardaway High School	10%	114	1,149
Richards Middle School	10%	81	811
Clubview Elementary School	10%	52	527
Gentian Elementary School	9%	42	475
Eddy Middle School	9%	37	419
Hannan Elementary	9%	35	390
Fort Middle School	8%	39	494
Waddell Elementary School	8%	36	450
Double Churches Middle School	8%	33	421
Wynnton Elementary School	8%	27	342
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy	7%	34	498
Dorothy Height Elementary School	7%	31	445
Rigdon Road Elementary School	7%	23	333
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy	7%	18	261
East Columbus Magnet Academy	6%	27	453
Lonnie Jackson Academy	6%	20	348
Dimon Elementary	6%	20	346
Carver High School	5%	44	886
Rothschild Leadership Academy School	5%	26	529
Georgetown Elementary School	5%	19	380
Forrest Road Elementary School	5%	14	295
Kendrick High School	4%	33	845
St. Marys Video and Communication Technology	4%	17	428
Wesley Heights Elementary School	4%	14	372
Fox Elementary School	4%	10	262
Dawson Elementary School	4%	9	246
Davis Elementary School	2%	6	322