Coastal GA News

There were 42 Hispanic students enrolled in Charlton County school in the 2022-23 school year, 17.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Charlton County welcomed 1,548 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 2.7% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Charlton County, Charlton County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 17 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
Charlton County High School	4%	17	427
Folkston Elementary School	3%	11	392
Bethune Middle School	2%	11	551
St. George Elementary School	2%	3	178