Athens Reporter

There were 296 Hispanic students enrolled in Commerce City School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Commerce City School District welcomed 1,744 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 17% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the four schools in Commerce City School District, Commerce Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 94 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 Year	Total enrollment	Total Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students
2022-23	1,744	296	17%
2021-22	1,686	269	16%
2020-21	1,639	262	16%
2019-20	1,622	243	15%
2018-19	1,614	209	13%
2017-18	1,575	204	13%
2016-17	1,528	183	12%
2015-16	1,507	165	11%
2014-15	1,463	160	11%
2013-14	1,419	141	10%
2012-13	1,429	142	10%
2011-12	1,404	140	10%
2010-11	1,407	140	10%