5,494 Black students enrolled in Liberty County schools during 2023-24 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent
Richard Woods State School Superintendent
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There were 5,494 Black students enrolled in Liberty County school in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Liberty County welcomed 10,275 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 53.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Liberty County, Bradwell Institute recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,101 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 Liberty County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Liberty County During 2023-24 School Year

School name % of Black Students Total Black Students Total enrollment
Snelson-Golden Middle School 64% 560 875
Frank Long Elementary School 61% 430 705
Bradwell Institute 60% 1,101 1,836
Lyman Hall Elementary School 59% 362 615
Waldo Pafford Elementary School 58% 477 823
Button Gwinnett Elementary School 58% 326 563
Lewis Frasier Middle School 52% 415 799
Liberty County High School 51% 585 1,149
Joseph Martin Elementary School 48% 384 802
Taylors Creek Elementary School 43% 285 665
Midway Middle School 40% 275 688
Liberty Elementary School 39% 294 755


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