There were 222 multiracial students enrolled in Upson County school in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Upson County welcomed 3,912 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Upson County, Upson-Lee Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 63 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 Multiracial Students | Total Multiracial Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upson-Lee Primary School | 7% | 63 | 905 |
| Upson-Lee Middle School | 6% | 55 | 917 |
| Upson-Lee High School | 5% | 59 | 1,183 |
| Upson-Lee Elementary School | 5% | 45 | 907 |
