Coastal GA News

There were 5,345 Black students enrolled in Liberty County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Liberty County welcomed 10,052 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 53.2% 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 997 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Snelson-Golden Middle School	64%	573	896
Frank Long Elementary School	60%	439	732
Button Gwinnett Elementary School	60%	360	601
Bradwell Institute	59%	997	1,690
Lyman Hall Elementary School	58%	347	599
Lewis Frasier Middle School	55%	427	778
Waldo Pafford Elementary School	54%	461	854
Liberty County High School	50%	524	1,049
Joseph Martin Elementary School	48%	365	761
Taylors Creek Elementary School	44%	279	635
Midway Middle School	42%	297	709
Liberty Elementary School	37%	276	748