Athens Reporter

There were 109 multiracial students enrolled in Oglethorpe County School District schools 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 Oglethorpe County School District welcomed 2,184 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the four schools in Oglethorpe County School District, Oglethorpe County Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 36 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	2,184	109	5%
2021-22	2,140	107	5%
2020-21	2,028	101	5%
2019-20	2,035	101	5%
2018-19	2,025	81	4%
2017-18	2,059	102	5%
2016-17	2,073	82	4%
2015-16	2,101	105	5%
2014-15	2,148	85	4%
2013-14	2,191	87	4%
2012-13	2,203	88	4%
2011-12	2,245	67	3%
2010-11	2,320	69	3%