Georgia Mountain News

There were 102 Asian students enrolled in Habersham County school in the 2022-23 school year, 22.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Habersham County welcomed 6,473 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Habersham County, Habersham Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 27 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	% of Asian Students	Total Asian Students	Total enrollment
Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School	3%	17	591
South Habersham Middle School	3%	14	476
Habersham Central High School	2%	27	1,359
Habersham Ninth Grade Academy	2%	10	538
Demorest Elementary School	2%	10	523
Cornelia Elementary School	2%	9	458
Level Grove Elementary School	1%	5	565
North Habersham Middle School	1%	5	555
Clarkesville Elementary School	1%	3	395
Hazel Grove Elementary School	1%	2	267
Fairview Elementary School	0%	0	457
Woodville Elementary School	0%	0	220
Habersham Success Academy	0%	0	69