South Georgia Times

There were 271 Asian students enrolled in Lowndes County school in the 2022-23 school year, 6.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Lowndes County welcomed 18,930 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Lowndes County, Lowndes High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 61 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
Westside Elementary School	4%	35	881
Sallas Mahone Elementary	3%	31	1,034
Lowndes High School	2%	61	3,066
Valdosta High School	2%	46	2,302
Valdosta Middle School	2%	21	1,081
Hahira Middle School	2%	17	850
Dewar Elementary	2%	16	812
S.L. Mason Elementary School	1%	8	857
Hahira Elementary School	1%	7	755
Pine Grove Middle School	1%	7	744
Scintilla Charter Academy	1%	6	699
Pine Grove Elementary School	1%	6	602
Lake Park Elementary School	1%	5	588
Clyattville Elementary School	1%	5	577
W.G. Nunn Elementary	0%	0	845
Lowndes Middle School	0%	0	842
Newbern Middle School	0%	0	802
J. L. Lomax Elementary School	0%	0	537
Moulton-Branch Elementary School	0%	0	533
Pinevale Elementary School	0%	0	523