GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Boys made up 50.3% of the county's student body, while the other 49.7% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 55.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Appling County schools, followed by African American students with 20.6%, 18.9% Hispanic students, 4% multiracial students and 0.3% Asian students.
Appling County Elementary School stood out with the highest enrollment among Appling County's five schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,054 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.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County Elementary School | 509 | 1,054 | 107.1% |
| Appling County High School | 986 | 1,045 | 6% |
| Appling County Middle School | 793 | 718 | -9.5% |
| Altamaha Elementary School | 339 | 336 | -0.9% |
| Fourth District Elementary School | 123 | 105 | -14.6% |
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