Macon Times

There were 43 Asian students enrolled in Monroe County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 7.5% more than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Monroe County school district welcomed 4,315 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Monroe County, with its main office in Forsyth.

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.

District	% Asian students	Total enrollment
Monroe County	1%	4,315