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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 70.5% of Murray County's student body during 2022-23 school year

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 4,568 white students enrolled in Murray County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Murray County welcomed 6,483 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 70.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Murray County, North Murray High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 712 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.

Ethnicities in Murray County in 2022-23 School Year

White 70%Hispanic 26%Ethnicities <5% 3%

Enrollment Demographics in Murray County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of White StudentsTotal White StudentsTotal enrollment
Coker Elementary School87%519597
Pleasant Valley Innovative School82%82101
Northwest Elementary School77%418544
Bagley Middle School75%381509
Eton Elementary School74%373505
North Murray High School72%712990
Woodlawn Elementary School72%352489
Gladden Middle School69%373542
Murray County High School65%6801,047
Chatsworth Elementary School60%360601
Spring Place Elementary School57%318558

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