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There were 50 Asian students enrolled in Coffee County school in the 2022-23 school year, 22% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Coffee County welcomed 6,968 students during the 2022-23 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 12 schools in Coffee County, Coffee Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 16 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 Asian Students	Total Asian Students	Total enrollment
Coffee Middle School	1%	16	1,637
Coffee County High School	1%	11	1,191
Indian Creek Elementary	1%	5	553
Westside Elementary School	1%	5	529
Eastside Elementary School	1%	5	515
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus	1%	5	501
Ambrose Elementary School	1%	3	359
Satilla Elementary School	0%	0	589
West Green Elementary School	0%	0	350
Nicholls Elementary School	0%	0	296
Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary	0%	0	247
Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy	0%	0	201