Rome Reporter

There were 468 multiracial students enrolled in Polk County school in the 2022-23 school year, 9.4% 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, multiracial students comprised 6.2% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Polk County, Van Wert Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 69 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 Multiracial Students	Total Multiracial Students	Total enrollment
Van Wert Elementary School	11%	69	630
Eastside Elementary School	9%	62	690
Rockmart Middle School	8%	56	711
Rockmart High School	7%	66	950
Cherokee Elementary School	7%	38	556
Cedartown Middle School	5%	51	1,034
Westside Elementary School	5%	27	543
Northside Elementary	5%	23	476
Cedartown High School	4%	58	1,452
Youngs Grove Elementary School	4%	18	459
Harpst Academy	0%	0	24