Athens Reporter

There were 69 multiracial students enrolled in Commerce City School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 17.9% less 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, multiracial students comprised 4% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the four schools in Commerce City School District, Commerce Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 31 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 Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students
2022-23	1,744	69	4%
2021-22	1,686	84	5%
2020-21	1,639	81	5%
2019-20	1,622	97	6%
2018-19	1,614	96	6%
2017-18	1,575	94	6%
2016-17	1,528	91	6%
2015-16	1,507	90	6%
2014-15	1,463	87	6%
2013-14	1,419	70	5%
2012-13	1,429	57	4%
2011-12	1,404	56	4%
2010-11	1,407	56	4%