Rome Reporter

There were 276 Black students enrolled in Calhoun City School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Calhoun City School District welcomed 3,943 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the three schools in Calhoun City School District, Calhoun High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 76 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 Year	Total enrollment	Total Black Students	% of Black Students
2022-23	3,943	276	7%
2021-22	3,964	237	6%
2020-21	3,922	235	6%
2019-20	4,004	240	6%
2018-19	3,916	234	6%
2017-18	3,871	232	6%
2016-17	3,892	233	6%
2015-16	3,919	274	7%
2014-15	3,807	228	6%
2013-14	3,656	219	6%
2012-13	3,485	243	7%
2011-12	3,354	234	7%
2010-11	3,340	267	8%