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There were 196 Native American students enrolled in Forsyth County school in the 2022-23 school year, 6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Forsyth County welcomed 52,895 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Native American students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 41 schools in Forsyth County, Forsyth Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 23 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 Native American Students	Total Native American Students	Total enrollment
Forsyth Central High School	1%	23	2,318
Sawnee Elementary School	1%	17	1,747
South Forsyth Middle School	1%	14	1,422
Chestatee Elementary	1%	12	1,229
DeSana Middle School	1%	12	1,214
North Forsyth Middle School	1%	11	1,198
George W. Whitlow Elementary	1%	11	1,187
Brandywine Elementary School	1%	11	1,178
Daves Creek Elementary School	1%	11	1,127
Shiloh Point Elementary	1%	11	1,125
Alliance Academy for Innovation	1%	10	1,092
Poole's Mill Elementary	1%	10	1,090
Piney Grove Middle School	1%	10	1,032
Johns Creek Elementary	1%	9	969
Haw Creek Elementary	1%	9	915
Cumming Elementary School	1%	8	885
Midway Elementary School	1%	7	701
Lambert High School	0%	0	2,999
Denmark High School	0%	0	2,440
South Forsyth High School	0%	0	2,431
West Forsyth High School	0%	0	2,381
North Forsyth High School	0%	0	2,037
Riverwatch Middle School	0%	0	1,558
Lakeside Middle School	0%	0	1,492
East Forsyth High School	0%	0	1,449
Hendricks Middle School	0%	0	1,353
Vickery Creek Elementary School	0%	0	1,154
Matt Elementary School	0%	0	1,113
Silver City Elementary School	0%	0	1,112
Kelly Mill Elementary	0%	0	1,043
Otwell Middle School	0%	0	1,041
Liberty Middle School	0%	0	1,038
Vickery Creek Middle School	0%	0	1,028
Mashburn Elementary School	0%	0	932
Brookwood Elementary	0%	0	927
Sharon Elementary School	0%	0	924
Little Mill Middle School	0%	0	917
Settles Bridge Elementary School	0%	0	901
Chattahoochee Elementary School	0%	0	775
Coal Mountain Elementary School	0%	0	741
Big Creek Elementary School	0%	0	680