Peach Tree Times

Of the 1,702,352 students enrolled in Georgia schools during the 2022-23 school year, around 36% identified as African American, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

This is an increase over the year before.

African American and white students made up the largest racial groups in Georgia schools, representing 36% of the student population.

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.

Ethnic Group	% of Total Student Body
African American	36%
White	36%
Hispanic	18%
Asian	5%
Multiracial	5%