There were 43 Asian students enrolled in Oglethorpe County school in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Oglethorpe County welcomed 2,245 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Oglethorpe County, Oglethorpe County Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 16 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 Asian Students | Total Asian Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe County Middle School | 3% | 16 | 555 |
| Oglethorpe County High School | 2% | 13 | 676 |
| Oglethorpe County Primary School | 2% | 10 | 520 |
| Oglethorpe County Elementary School | 1% | 4 | 494 |
