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Hall County: Hispanic students were most represented ethnicity 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

Among the many ethnicities represented in Hall County schools, Hispanic was the most prevalent among Hall County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Of the 33,586 students attending Hall County schools, 50.4% were Hispanic. White students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 37.3% of Hall County student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common group in Hall County, representing 50% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.9% when compared to the previous year.

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 Hall County in 2022-23 School Year

Hispanic [50.4%]White [37.3%]African American [7.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [5%]

Hall County Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity by School in 2022-23 School Year

School nameMost prevalent ethnic group% of Total Student PopulationTotal Enrollment
Lyman Hall Elementary SchoolHispanic96%675
Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolWhite87%623
East Hall High SchoolHispanic63%1,291
East Hall Middle SchoolHispanic63%900
Sugar Hill Elementary SchoolHispanic88%600
Sardis Elementary SchoolWhite67%537
Lanier Elementary SchoolWhite63%525
Fair Street International AcademyHispanic77%524
Tadmore Elementary SchoolHispanic84%483
White Sulphur Elementary SchoolHispanic55%451
World Language Academy Middle SchoolHispanic78%234
The FoundryHispanic63%62
Gainesville High SchoolHispanic64%2,240
Flowery Branch High SchoolWhite58%1,339
Johnson High SchoolHispanic78%1,251
Chestatee High SchoolHispanic56%1,200
West Hall High SchoolHispanic57%1,187
Cherokee Bluff High SchoolWhite63%1,147
North Hall High SchoolWhite80%1,107
South Hall Middle SchoolHispanic73%956
Chestatee Middle SchoolHispanic53%875
West Hall Middle SchoolHispanic58%874
Gainesville Middle School EastHispanic57%859
Spout Springs Elementary SchoolWhite74%841
Cherokee Bluff Middle SchoolWhite67%828
North Hall Middle SchoolWhite79%826
Chestnut Mountain Elementary SchoolWhite66%814
C. W. Davis Middle SchoolWhite54%801
Centennial Arts AcademyHispanic62%773
Chicopee Elementary SchoolHispanic87%737
Enota Multiple Intelligences AcademyHispanic37%723
Flowery Branch Elementary SchoolWhite46%689
Mundy Mill Learning AcademyHispanic66%688
Friendship Elementary SchoolWhite47%677
World Language AcademyHispanic71%602
Myers Elementary SchoolHispanic76%595
Martin Elementary SchoolWhite46%580
Wauka Mountain Elementary SchoolWhite88%551
Gainesville Exploration AcademyHispanic71%524
McEver Elementary SchoolHispanic82%510
Oakwood Elementary SchoolHispanic52%500
New Holland Knowledge AcademyHispanic61%482
Lula Elementary SchoolWhite67%396
Riverbend Elementary SchoolWhite53%356
Lanier College and Career AcademyHispanic44%153

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