Peach Tree Times

Of the 1,694,148 students enrolled in Georgia schools during the 2021-22 school year, around 18% identified as Hispanic, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

This is an increase over the year before.

White students made up the largest racial group in Georgia schools, representing 37% 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
White	37%
African American	36%
Hispanic	18%
Asian	5%
Multiracial	4%