There were 110 Asian students enrolled in Dawson County school in the 2023-24 school year, 124.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Dawson County welcomed 4,010 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 2.7% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Dawson County, Black’s Mill Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black’s Mill Elementary School | 10% | 52 | 528 |
| Riverview Elementary School | 4% | 16 | 423 |
| Dawson County High School | 2% | 16 | 847 |
| Dawson County Middle School | 2% | 11 | 580 |
| Robinson Elementary School | 1% | 6 | 614 |
| Dawson County Junior High | 1% | 5 | 597 |
| Kilough Elementary School | 1% | 4 | 421 |
