Rome Reporter

There were 198 multiracial students enrolled in Chattooga County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Chattooga County School District welcomed 2,477 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the five schools in Chattooga County School District, Chattooga High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 41 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.

School Year	Total enrollment	Total Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students
2022-23	2,477	198	8%
2021-22	2,412	192	8%
2020-21	2,429	170	7%
2019-20	2,560	153	6%
2018-19	2,615	156	6%
2017-18	2,699	161	6%
2016-17	2,727	136	5%
2015-16	2,693	161	6%
2014-15	2,708	135	5%
2013-14	2,717	135	5%
2012-13	2,734	136	5%
2011-12	2,686	134	5%
2010-11	2,606	130	5%