Central Georgia News

There were six Asian students enrolled in Putnam County school in the 2022-23 school year, 50% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Putnam County welcomed 2,802 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 four schools in Putnam County, Putnam County Middle School was the only school enrolling Asian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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
Putnam County Middle School	1%	6	673
Putnam County High School	0%	0	893
Putnam County Elementary School	0%	0	631
Putnam County Primary School	0%	0	605