Athens Reporter

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.

School name	% of Asian Students	Total Asian Students	Total enrollment
Bramlett Elementary School	7%	43	625
Russell Middle School	6%	56	936
Winder-Barrow High School	5%	85	1,705
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	5%	51	1,030
Holsenbeck Elementary School	5%	38	773
Bethlehem Elementary School	5%	38	773
Westside Middle School	5%	37	742
Auburn Elementary School	5%	35	718
County Line Elementary School	5%	27	547
Apalachee High School	4%	74	1,862
Kennedy Elementary School	4%	35	885
Statham Elementary School	4%	29	735
Bear Creek Middle School	4%	27	676
Yargo Elementary School	3%	25	864
Haymon-Morris Middle School	3%	24	809
Winder Elementary School	3%	18	623