Albany Standard

There were 1,440 Hispanic students enrolled in Tift County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Tift County welcomed 7,194 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 20% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Tift County, Tift County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 460 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	% of Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
Omega Elementary School	40%	118	296
G. O. Bailey Elementary School	28%	140	500
Northside Elementary School	26%	103	398
Northeast Middle School	22%	156	713
Tift County High School	21%	460	2,195
Eighth Street Middle School	18%	172	958
Matt Wilson Elementary School	18%	68	381
Len Lastinger Elementary School	17%	70	417
Charles Spencer Elementary School	13%	41	319
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School	12%	85	710
J. T. Reddick Elementary School	9%	27	307