Athens Reporter

There were 156 Asian students enrolled in Madison County school in the 2022-23 school year, 22.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Madison County welcomed 4,901 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 3.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Madison County, Madison County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 56 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
Comer Elementary School	12%	47	396
Madison County High School	4%	56	1,402
Madison County Middle School	3%	35	1,187
Hull-Sanford Elementary School	1%	5	519
Danielsville Elementary School	1%	5	513
Ila Elementary School	1%	4	442
Colbert Elementary School	1%	4	442