There were five Native American students enrolled in Polk County school in the 2023-24 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Polk County welcomed 7,503 students during the 2023-24 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 11 schools in Polk County, Westside Elementary School was the only school enrolling Native American students in the 2023-24 school year.
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.
| School name | % of Native American Students | Total Native American Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 579 |
| Cedartown High School | 0% | 0 | 1,488 |
| Cedartown Middle School | 0% | 0 | 1,006 |
| Rockmart High School | 0% | 0 | 968 |
| Eastside Elementary School | 0% | 0 | 708 |
| Rockmart Middle School | 0% | 0 | 666 |
| Van Wert Elementary School | 0% | 0 | 590 |
| Cherokee Elementary School | 0% | 0 | 545 |
| Northside Elementary | 0% | 0 | 472 |
| Youngs Grove Elementary School | 0% | 0 | 469 |
| Harpst Academy | 0% | 0 | 12 |
