Georgia Public Schools
- Georgia is the #14 largest school system in the United States, serving 1,722,568 students across 2,320 public schools.
- Georgia public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.41, which is higher than the national average of 0.31.
- The most diverse school district in Georgia is Gwinnett County School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Georgia or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 58% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 16:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(GA) School Average
American Indian
n/a
Asian
4%
Hispanic
14%
Black
37%
White
42%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
3%
Unknown
n/a
Georgia Public Schools by County
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
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