SW Georgia News

There were 237 sixth grade students enrolled in Early County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Early County Middle School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Early County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in third grade.

Statewide, Early County ranked 117th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,179 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 116th 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Early County Middle School	237	31.1%	763