SW Georgia News

There were 46 seventh grade students enrolled in Webster County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 17.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Webster County Elementary/Middle School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Webster County ranked 157th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 497 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 157th 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Webster County Elementary/Middle School	46	12.9%	356