Rome Reporter

There were 2,069 Black students enrolled in Rome City School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Rome City School District welcomed 6,272 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 33% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the eight schools in Rome City School District, Rome High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 633 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	6,272	2,069	33%
2021-22	6,277	2,071	33%
2020-21	6,171	2,036	33%
2019-20	6,177	2,100	34%
2018-19	6,242	2,122	34%
2017-18	6,155	2,154	35%
2016-17	6,093	2,071	34%
2015-16	5,979	2,032	34%
2014-15	5,968	2,029	34%
2013-14	5,758	2,015	35%
2012-13	5,587	1,955	35%
2011-12	5,491	1,866	34%
2010-11	5,389	1,940	36%