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How many Asian students were enrolled in Sumter County schools during 2022-23 school year?

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 31 Asian students enrolled in Sumter County school in the 2022-23 school year, 19.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Sumter County welcomed 3,939 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 Sumter County, Furlow Charter School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 22 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.

Ethnicities in Sumter County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 69%White 14%Hispanic 13%Ethnicities <5% 3%

Enrollment Demographics in Sumter County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Asian StudentsTotal Asian StudentsTotal enrollment
Furlow Charter School4%22567
Sumter County Middle School1%5557
Sumter County Elementary School1%4499
Sumter County High School0%0963
Sumter County Intermediate School0%0786
Sumter County Primary School0%0567

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