SW Georgia News

There were 605 second grade students enrolled in Decatur County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Jones-Wheat Primary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 294 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Decatur County schools, the highest student count was found in kindergarten, with the smallest class sizes seen in sixth grade.

Statewide, Decatur County ranked 64th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,335 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 62nd 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jones-Wheat Primary School	294	27%	1,090
West Bainbridge Primary School	220	27%	815
Spring Creek Charter Academy	91	11.2%	816
Hutto Elementary School	0	0%	1,577