SW Georgia News

There were 499 third grade students enrolled in Mitchell County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Mitchell County Elementary School welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 192 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Mitchell County ranked 85th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,406 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 84th 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mitchell County Elementary School	192	36.2%	530
Pelham Elementary School	189	17.2%	1,097
Baconton Community Charter School	118	7%	1,678
Mitchell County Primary School	0	0%	440
Mitchell County Middle School	0	0%	384