Athens Reporter

There were 385 Asian students enrolled in Jackson County school in the 2022-23 school year, 27.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 15,323 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Jackson County, West Jackson Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 76 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
West Jackson Middle School	5%	76	1,525
Jackson County High School	4%	72	1,814
West Jackson Elementary School	4%	45	1,144
Gum Springs Elementary School	4%	42	1,060
North Jackson Elementary School	4%	24	624
Jefferson Academy	3%	28	935
Jefferson High School	2%	24	1,205
Jefferson Elementary School	2%	16	804
Commerce Middle School	2%	10	527
East Jackson Comprehensive High School	1%	13	1,323
Jefferson Middle School	1%	10	1,005
East Jackson Elementary School	1%	5	557
East Jackson Middle School	1%	5	551
Commerce High School	1%	5	504
Commerce Primary	1%	4	428
Maysville Elementary School	1%	4	401
Commerce Elementary School	1%	2	285
South Jackson Elementary School	0%	0	631