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There were 130 multiracial students enrolled in Meriwether County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Meriwether County School District welcomed 2,169 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the six schools in Meriwether County School District, Unity Elementary School (PK-5) recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 22 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 Year	Total enrollment	Total Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students
2022-23	2,169	130	6%
2021-22	2,198	131	6%
2020-21	2,195	109	5%
2019-20	2,283	114	5%
2018-19	2,349	117	5%
2017-18	2,561	102	4%
2016-17	2,605	104	4%
2015-16	2,687	80	3%
2014-15	2,790	83	3%
2013-14	2,888	57	2%
2012-13	2,959	59	2%
2011-12	2,935	58	2%
2010-11	3,021	60	2%