There were 134 Hispanic students enrolled in Worth County school in the 2023-24 school year, 14.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Worth County welcomed 2,853 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the five schools in Worth County, Worth County Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 42 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 Hispanic Students | Total Hispanic Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth County Achievement Center | 11% | 1 | 12 |
| Worth County Primary School | 6% | 42 | 708 |
| Worth County Middle School | 5% | 32 | 640 |
| Worth County High School | 4% | 33 | 825 |
| Worth County Elementary School | 4% | 26 | 668 |
