Macon Times

There were 451 Black students enrolled in Twiggs County school in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Twiggs County welcomed 692 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 65.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Twiggs County, Jeffersonville Elementary recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 200 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 Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Jeffersonville Elementary	67%	200	299
Twiggs County High School	65%	136	210
Twiggs Middle School	63%	115	183