There were 1,630 Black students enrolled in Lee County school in the 2023-24 school year, 4.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Lee County welcomed 5,819 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 28% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in Lee County, Lee County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 398 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 | % of Black Students | Total Black Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Middle School East | 31% | 206 | 667 |
| Lee County Middle School West | 30% | 223 | 745 |
| Lee County High School | 29% | 398 | 1,375 |
| Twin Oaks Elementary | 28% | 203 | 727 |
| Kinchafoonee Primary School | 28% | 160 | 572 |
| Lee High School 9th Grade Campus | 28% | 133 | 477 |
| Lee County Elementary School | 25% | 147 | 589 |
| Lee County Primary School | 24% | 160 | 667 |
