Rome Reporter

There were 2,383 Hispanic students enrolled in Rome City School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Rome City School District welcomed 6,272 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 38% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the eight schools in Rome City School District, Rome High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 816 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 Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students
2022-23	6,272	2,383	38%
2021-22	6,277	2,259	36%
2020-21	6,171	2,221	36%
2019-20	6,177	2,223	36%
2018-19	6,242	2,122	34%
2017-18	6,155	2,092	34%
2016-17	6,093	2,010	33%
2015-16	5,979	1,913	32%
2014-15	5,968	1,850	31%
2013-14	5,758	1,727	30%
2012-13	5,587	1,620	29%
2011-12	5,491	1,537	28%
2010-11	5,389	1,455	27%