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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 71.1% of Harris County's student body during 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 3,759 white students enrolled in Harris County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% less 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, white students comprised 71.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Harris County, Harris County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,171 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 White StudentsTotal White StudentsTotal enrollment
Mulberry Creek Elementary School78%376483
New Mountain Hill Elementary School76%328432
Creekside School72%610848
Pine Ridge Elementary School72%388539
Harris County High School70%1,1711,673
Harris County Carver Middle School70%589842
Park Elementary School63%297472

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