Athens Reporter

There were 688 multiracial students enrolled in Clarke County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Clarke County welcomed 13,951 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.9% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Clarke County, Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens) recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 130 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 name	% of Multiracial Students	Total Multiracial Students	Total enrollment
Cleveland Road Elementary School	11%	26	239
Timothy Elementary School	9%	42	477
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	9%	37	421
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	9%	33	368
Hilsman Middle School	7%	42	604
Clarke Middle School	6%	41	693
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	6%	30	509
Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens)	5%	130	2,603
Clarke Central High School	5%	88	1,765
Gaines Elementary School	5%	22	459
Chase Street Elementary School	5%	21	433
Barrow Elementary School	5%	19	395
Cedar Shoals High School	4%	55	1,392
Fowler Drive Elementary School	4%	13	337
Winterville Elementary School	4%	12	323
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	4%	12	306
Alps Road Elementary School	4%	11	287
Classic City High School	4%	0	22
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	3%	21	716
Whitehead Road Elementary School	3%	18	611
Coile Middle School	2%	12	633
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary	1%	3	358