Savannah Standard

There were 1,531 Black students enrolled in Bryan County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Bryan County welcomed 9,884 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 15.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Bryan County, Richmond Hill High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 410 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
Bryan County High School	24%	144	601
Bryan County Elementary School	20%	178	890
Bryan County Middle School	20%	81	405
Richmond Hill Elementary School	19%	130	686
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School	18%	125	697
Richmond Hill High School	17%	410	2,414
Richmond Hill Primary School	17%	107	631
Richmond Hill Middle School	14%	265	1,898
McAllister Elementary School	6%	51	858
Frances Meeks Elementary School	5%	40	804