Rome Reporter

There were 1,878 Hispanic students enrolled in Polk County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Polk County welcomed 7,525 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 25% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Polk County, Cedartown High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 595 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 name	% of Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
Northside Elementary	49%	233	476
Cedartown High School	41%	595	1,452
Cherokee Elementary School	39%	216	556
Cedartown Middle School	37%	382	1,034
Westside Elementary School	30%	162	543
Youngs Grove Elementary School	27%	123	459
Van Wert Elementary School	7%	44	630
Eastside Elementary School	6%	41	690
Rockmart High School	5%	47	950
Rockmart Middle School	5%	35	711
Harpst Academy	4%	0	24