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Harris County Education: 391 Hispanic 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 391 Hispanic students enrolled in Harris County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Harris County welcomed 5,289 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 7.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Harris County, Harris County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 117 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 Harris County in 2022-23 School Year

White 71%Black 14%Hispanic 7%Multiracial 6%Ethnicities <5% 1%

Enrollment Demographics in Harris County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic StudentsTotal Hispanic StudentsTotal enrollment
New Mountain Hill Elementary School10%43432
Pine Ridge Elementary School9%48539
Harris County High School7%1171,673
Creekside School7%59848
Harris County Carver Middle School7%58842
Mulberry Creek Elementary School7%33483
Park Elementary School7%33472

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