There were 848 Black students enrolled in Terrell County school in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Terrell County welcomed 934 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 90.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the three schools in Terrell County, Cooper-Carver Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 385 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper-Carver Elementary School | 91% | 385 | 424 |
| Terrell High School | 91% | 258 | 284 |
| Terrell Middle School | 91% | 205 | 226 |
