158 Black students enrolled in Baker County schools during 2023-24 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent
Richard Woods State School Superintendent
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There were 158 Black students enrolled in Baker County school in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Baker County welcomed 283 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 55.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the one schools in Baker County, Baker County K12 School was the only school enrolling Black students in the 2023-24 school 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 Baker County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Baker County During 2023-24 School Year

School name % of Black Students Total Black Students Total enrollment
Baker County K12 School 56% 158 283


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