There were nine Asian students enrolled in Wilkes County school in the 2023-24 school year, 18.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Wilkes County welcomed 1,156 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Wilkes County, Washington-Wilkes Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Asian Students | Total Asian Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School | 1% | 3 | 351 |
| Washington-Wilkes Primary School | 1% | 3 | 348 |
| Washington-Wilkes Middle School | 1% | 2 | 294 |
| Washington-Wilkes Elementary School | 1% | 1 | 163 |
