Rome Reporter

There were 452 multiracial students enrolled in Polk County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Polk County School District welcomed 7,540 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the nine schools in Polk County School District, Van Wert Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 69 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	7,540	452	6%
2021-22	7,504	450	6%
2020-21	7,430	445	6%
2019-20	7,612	456	6%
2018-19	7,555	377	5%
2017-18	7,439	371	5%
2016-17	7,446	372	5%
2015-16	7,384	295	4%
2014-15	7,368	294	4%
2013-14	7,290	291	4%
2012-13	7,181	215	3%
2011-12	7,121	213	3%
2010-11	7,240	217	3%