Central Georgia News

There were 31 Asian students enrolled in Emanuel County school in the 2022-23 school year, 6.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Emanuel County welcomed 3,790 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Emanuel County, Swainsboro Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 12 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
Swainsboro Elementary School	2%	12	602
Swainsboro High School	1%	7	792
Swainsboro Primary School	1%	7	700
Emanuel County Institute	1%	5	587
Swainsboro Middle School	0%	0	634
Twin City Elementary School	0%	0	475