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There were 28 Native American students enrolled in Richmond County school in the 2022-23 school year, 30% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Richmond County welcomed 28,746 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Native American students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Richmond County, Academy of Richmond County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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 Native American Students	Total Native American Students	Total enrollment
Augusta Youth Development Campus	3%	0	12
Academy of Richmond County High School	1%	11	1,104
Belair K-8 School	1%	10	1,004
Freedom Park Elementary	1%	5	580
Blythe Elementary School	1%	2	284
Richmond Hill K-8	0%	0	1,147
Cross Creek High School	0%	0	1,098
Hephzibah High School	0%	0	1,068
Westside High School	0%	0	959
Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics	0%	0	936
Glenn Hills High School	0%	0	886
Butler High School	0%	0	828
Glenn Hills Middle School	0%	0	784
Josey High School	0%	0	725
Langford Middle School	0%	0	708
Davidson Magnet School	0%	0	706
Laney High School	0%	0	673
Murphey Middle School	0%	0	635
Johnson Magnet	0%	0	615
Walker Traditional Elementary School	0%	0	573
Sue Reynolds Elementary School	0%	0	566
Pine Hill Middle School	0%	0	559
Warren Road Elementary School	0%	0	545
Spirit Creek Middle School	0%	0	540
Hephzibah Middle School	0%	0	535
Deer Chase Elementary School	0%	0	516
Wheeless Road Elementary School	0%	0	503
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School	0%	0	468
Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School	0%	0	466
Tutt Middle School	0%	0	464
Gracewood Elementary School	0%	0	462
Meadowbrook Elementary School	0%	0	451
Diamond Lakes Elementary School	0%	0	433
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	0%	0	408
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School	0%	0	402
Tobacco Road Elementary School	0%	0	397
W.S. Hornsby Middle School	0%	0	392
Goshen Elementary School	0%	0	384
Monte Sano Elementary School	0%	0	379
Barton Chapel Elementary School	0%	0	373
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School	0%	0	356
Jamestown Elementary School	0%	0	348
Copeland Elementary School	0%	0	343
Merry Elementary School	0%	0	339
Jenkins-White Elementary School	0%	0	337
Glenn Hills Elementary School	0%	0	336
Hephzibah Elementary School	0%	0	332
Garrett Elementary School	0%	0	328
McBean Elementary School	0%	0	324
Bayvale Elementary School	0%	0	317
Willis Foreman Elementary School	0%	0	306
Lamar - Milledge Elementary School	0%	0	270
Terrace Manor Elementary School	0%	0	242
Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta	0%	0	0