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There were 192 Asian students enrolled in Newton County school in the 2022-23 school year, 11.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Newton County welcomed 17,986 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Newton County, Newton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 24 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
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett	2%	18	921
Flint Hill Elementary	2%	16	820
Veterans Memorial Middle School	2%	12	635
Heard-Mixon Elementary School	2%	8	402
Livingston Elementary School	2%	7	389
Porterdale Elementary School	2%	7	355
Newton High School	1%	24	2,449
Alcovy High School	1%	19	1,967
Eastside High School	1%	15	1,598
Liberty Middle School	1%	9	937
Live Oak Elementary	1%	8	830
Indian Creek Middle School	1%	8	812
South Salem Elementary School	1%	7	792
Clements Middle School	1%	7	760
Cousins Middle School	1%	6	631
West Newton Elementary School	1%	6	601
Rocky Plains Elementary School	1%	5	560
Fairview Elementary	1%	5	533
East Newton Elementary School	1%	5	515
Oak Hill Elementary School	0%	0	590
Middle Ridge Elementary School	0%	0	529
Mansfield Elementary School	0%	0	360