Rome Reporter

There were 171 Black students enrolled in Chattooga County school in the 2022-23 school year, 17.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Chattooga County welcomed 3,305 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 5.2% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Chattooga County, Chattooga High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 62 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
Leroy Massey Elementary School	13%	45	351
Summerville Middle School	10%	39	391
Chattooga High School	9%	62	693
Lyerly Elementary School	4%	12	318
Trion Elementary School	1%	5	573
Trion High School	1%	3	391
Menlo Elementary School	1%	3	312
Trion Middle School	1%	2	276