There were 1,457 Hispanic students enrolled in Tift County school in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Tift County welcomed 7,247 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 20.1% 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 463 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega Elementary School | 43% | 122 | 285 |
| G. O. Bailey Elementary School | 31% | 155 | 503 |
| Northside Elementary School | 27% | 111 | 412 |
| Tift County High School | 21% | 463 | 2,207 |
| Northeast Middle School | 20% | 150 | 750 |
| Eighth Street Middle School | 18% | 166 | 926 |
| Len Lastinger Elementary School | 18% | 74 | 416 |
| Matt Wilson Elementary School | 17% | 63 | 376 |
| Charles Spencer Elementary School | 15% | 51 | 342 |
| Annie Belle Clark Elementary School | 10% | 72 | 728 |
| J. T. Reddick Elementary School | 10% | 30 | 302 |
