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Forsyth County School District Education: 16,175 Asian students were enrolled in 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 16,175 Asian students enrolled in Forsyth County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Forsyth County School District welcomed 53,919 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 30% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the 40 schools in Forsyth County School District, Lambert High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,439 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.

Ethnic Breakdown of Forsyth County School District Students in 2022-23

White (47%)Asian (30%)Hispanic (14%)Black (5%)Ethnicities <5% (4%)

Enrollment in Forsyth County School District During Last 13 School Years

School YearTotal enrollmentTotal Asian Students% of Asian Students
2022-2353,91916,17530%
2021-2252,84414,26727%
2020-2150,98612,74625%
2019-2050,27411,56323%
2018-1949,08910,79922%
2017-1847,3969,47920%
2016-1746,0227,82317%
2015-1644,2016,63015%
2014-1542,2505,07012%
2013-1440,4794,04710%
2012-1338,6743,4809%
2011-1236,9582,9568%
2010-1135,5852,4907%

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