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Habersham County School District: 137 Asian students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

There were 137 Asian students enrolled in Habersham County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Habersham County school district welcomed 6,866 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Habersham County, with its main office in Clarkesville.

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 Habersham County in 2022-23 School Year

White (59%)Hispanic (32%)Ethnicities < 5% (9%)

Asian Student Enrollment in Habersham County During 2022-23 School Year

District% Asian studentsTotal enrollment
Habersham County2%6,866

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