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Barrow County Education: 642 Asian students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 642 Asian students enrolled in Barrow County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Barrow County welcomed 14,303 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Barrow County, Winder-Barrow High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 85 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.

Ethnicities in Barrow County in 2022-23 School Year

White 49%Hispanic 25%Black 15%Multiracial 6%Ethnicities <5% 5%

Enrollment Demographics in Barrow County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Asian StudentsTotal Asian StudentsTotal enrollment
Bramlett Elementary School7%43625
Russell Middle School6%56936
Winder-Barrow High School5%851,705
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy5%511,030
Holsenbeck Elementary School5%38773
Bethlehem Elementary School5%38773
Westside Middle School5%37742
Auburn Elementary School5%35718
County Line Elementary School5%27547
Apalachee High School4%741,862
Kennedy Elementary School4%35885
Statham Elementary School4%29735
Bear Creek Middle School4%27676
Yargo Elementary School3%25864
Haymon-Morris Middle School3%24809
Winder Elementary School3%18623

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