Athens Reporter

There were 157 multiracial students enrolled in Jefferson City School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Jefferson City School District welcomed 3,949 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 Jefferson City School District, Jefferson Academy recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 56 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School Year	Total enrollment	Total Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students
2022-23	3,949	157	4%
2021-22	3,947	157	4%
2020-21	3,826	153	4%
2019-20	3,865	154	4%
2018-19	3,715	148	4%
2017-18	3,606	144	4%
2016-17	3,496	104	3%
2015-16	3,323	99	3%
2014-15	3,130	93	3%
2013-14	2,958	59	2%
2012-13	2,797	55	2%
2011-12	2,752	82	3%
2010-11	2,690	53	2%