How many Black students were enrolled in Bibb County schools during 2023-24 school year?

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There were 16,480 Black students enrolled in Bibb County school in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Bibb County welcomed 22,746 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 72.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 39 schools in Bibb County, Westside High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 813 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 Bibb County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Bibb County During 2023-24 School Year

School name % of Black Students Total Black Students Total enrollment
Hartley Elementary School 96% 325 339
Union Elementary School 95% 440 464
Ingram/Pye Elementary School 94% 417 444
Southwest High School 93% 748 805
Northeast High School 93% 709 763
Appling Middle School 93% 635 683
John Robert Lewis Elementary School 92% 615 669
Cirrus Charter Academy 92% 429 467
Ballard Hudson Middle School 91% 596 655
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School 90% 537 597
Burdell Elementary School 90% 378 421
Williams Elementary School 90% 291 324
Central High School 87% 751 864
Bernd Elementary School 87% 312 359
Price Academy 87% 0 0
Miller Magnet Middle School 86% 491 571
Bruce Elementary School 86% 334 389
Westside High School 84% 813 968
Weaver Middle School 81% 731 903
Alexander II Magnet School 81% 361 446
Veterans Elementary School 79% 537 681
Southfield Elementary School 79% 512 649
Macon Youth Development Campus 79% 7 10
Howard Middle School 75% 732 977
VIP Academy (Virtual) 75% 369 493
Vineville Academy 75% 314 419
Lane Elementary School 75% 300 400
Rosa Taylor Elementary School 73% 398 546
Howard High School 70% 783 1,119
Heritage Elementary School 68% 320 471
Carter Elementary School 65% 305 470
Rutland Middle School 56% 470 840
Georgia Academy for the Blind 53% 36 68
Rutland High School 51% 446 876
Springdale Elementary School 46% 222 483
Heard Elementary School 43% 228 531
Skyview Elementary School 40% 153 384
Porter Elementary School 37% 148 402
Academy For Classical Education 16% 287 1,796


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