Athens Reporter

There were 42 Asian students enrolled in Oglethorpe County school in the 2022-23 school year, 10.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Oglethorpe County welcomed 2,184 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Oglethorpe County, Oglethorpe County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 13 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
Oglethorpe County High School	2%	13	651
Oglethorpe County Middle School	2%	10	526
Oglethorpe County Primary School	2%	10	519
Oglethorpe County Elementary School	2%	9	488