Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov
Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov
Data showed that Polk County school district welcomed 7,540 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 25% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school district.
This is the only school district located within Polk County, with its main office in Cedartown.
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.
| District | % Hispanic students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County | 25% | 7,540 |
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