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There were 34 Asian students enrolled in Walker County school in the 2022-23 school year, 17.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Walker County welcomed 9,286 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 18 schools in Walker County, Naomi Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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
Naomi Elementary School	2%	5	292
LaFayette Middle School	1%	5	563
Chickamauga Elementary School	1%	5	553
Cherokee Ridge Elementary	1%	5	542
Rossville Elementary School	1%	3	398
North LaFayette Elementary School	1%	3	379
Rock Spring Elementary School	1%	3	361
Gordon Lee Middle School	1%	3	311
Fairyland Elementary School	1%	2	247
Ridgeland High School	0%	0	1,249
LaFayette High School	0%	0	1,124
Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	0%	0	636
Chattanooga Valley Middle School	0%	0	489
Gilbert Elementary School	0%	0	462
Rossville Middle School	0%	0	446
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School	0%	0	442
Gordon Lee High School	0%	0	404
Stone Creek Elementary School	0%	0	388