SW Georgia News

There were 685 eighth grade students enrolled in Grady County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Washington Middle School welcomed the largest number of eighth grade students among county schools, registering 478 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Grady County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Grady County ranked 63rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,370 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 63rd the year before.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

School name	# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Washington Middle School	478	34.7%	1,377
Whigham Elementary School	106	12.6%	842
Shiver Elementary School	101	11.1%	907