NW Georgia News

There were 391 Black students enrolled in Walker County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Walker County welcomed 9,286 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 4.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Walker County, Ridgeland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 87 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
Rossville Elementary School	14%	55	398
Rossville Middle School	12%	53	446
Ridgeland High School	7%	87	1,249
Stone Creek Elementary School	6%	23	388
LaFayette High School	4%	44	1,124
Cherokee Ridge Elementary	4%	21	542
Chattanooga Valley Middle School	4%	19	489
Gilbert Elementary School	4%	18	462
North LaFayette Elementary School	4%	15	379
LaFayette Middle School	3%	16	563
Rock Spring Elementary School	3%	10	361
Naomi Elementary School	3%	8	292
Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	2%	12	636
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School	2%	8	442
Fairyland Elementary School	1%	2	247
Chickamauga Elementary School	0%	0	553
Gordon Lee High School	0%	0	404
Gordon Lee Middle School	0%	0	311