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Fewer students enrolled in Lee County's only school district in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

The only school district in Lee County faced declining enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

There were 6,001 students in the halls of Lee County School District, 0.3% less than the year before.

Enrollment in Lee County was steady compared to the state's trend of decreasing enrollment.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53% of them were male, and 47% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 62% of the Lee County School District's total enrollment.

Lee County School District has a main office in Leesburg and is the only school district within Lee County.

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.

Enrollment in Lee County Over 10 Years

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Enrollment in Lee County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

DistrictTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2021-22Total % Change
Lee County School District6,0016,0190.3%

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