Rome Reporter

There were 105 Asian students enrolled in Gordon County school in the 2022-23 school year, 25% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Gordon County welcomed 8,839 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Gordon County, Calhoun High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 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 Asian Students	Total Asian Students	Total enrollment
Fairmount Elementary School	3%	10	347
Calhoun High School	2%	25	1,269
Calhoun Elementary School	2%	17	896
Calhoun Middle School	2%	12	624
Sonoraville High School	1%	11	1,115
Gordon Central High School	1%	8	877
Red Bud Middle School	1%	8	820
Ashworth Middle School	1%	5	598
Sonoraville Elementary	1%	5	550
Belwood Elementary School	1%	4	439
Tolbert Elementary School	0%	0	485
Red Bud Elementary School	0%	0	472
Swain Elementary School	0%	0	347