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There were 22 Native American students enrolled in Walton County school in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Walton County welcomed 15,770 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 19 schools in Walton County, Monroe Area 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
Monroe Area High School	1%	11	1,113
Bay Creek Elementary School	1%	6	681
Monroe Elementary	1%	5	524
Loganville High School	0%	0	1,767
Walnut Grove High School	0%	0	1,403
Loganville Middle School	0%	0	1,343
Youth Middle School	0%	0	1,223
Loganville Elementary School	0%	0	967
Carver Middle School	0%	0	790
Atha Road Elementary School	0%	0	758
Youth Elementary School	0%	0	735
Walnut Grove Elementary School	0%	0	693
Sharon Elementary School	0%	0	682
Walker Park Elementary School	0%	0	668
Harmony Elementary School	0%	0	602
Social Circle High School	0%	0	587
Social Circle Middle School	0%	0	459
Social Circle Primary School	0%	0	395
Social Circle Elementary School	0%	0	380