Athens Reporter

There were 499 Asian students enrolled in Oconee County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Oconee County welcomed 8,422 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Oconee County, North Oconee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 116 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
Malcom Bridge Elementary School	19%	75	399
North Oconee High School	8%	116	1,455
Malcom Bridge Middle School	8%	85	1,066
Rocky Branch Elementary School	8%	46	583
Oconee County High School	4%	49	1,226
Oconee County Middle School	4%	37	942
Dove Creek Elementary School	4%	25	648
Oconee County Primary School	4%	19	486
Oconee County Elementary School	4%	19	480
Colham Ferry Elementary School	3%	17	585
High Shoals Elementary School	2%	11	552