NW Georgia News

There were 578 Hispanic students enrolled in Catoosa County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Catoosa County welcomed 10,024 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Catoosa County, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 79 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
West Side Elementary School	16%	74	465
Lakeview Middle School	9%	60	674
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School	8%	79	994
Tiger Creek Elementary School	7%	30	439
Battlefield Primary	7%	28	410
Ringgold Primary School	6%	27	457
Battlefield Elementary School	6%	25	425
Cloud Springs Elementary School	6%	16	273
Ringgold Middle School	5%	37	759
Graysville Elementary School	5%	29	594
Boynton Elementary School	5%	28	575
Heritage High School	4%	49	1,227
Ringgold High School	4%	41	1,032
Heritage Middle School	4%	35	886
Ringgold Elementary School	3%	13	442
Woodstation Elementary School	2%	7	372