Georgia Mountain News

There were 3,156 students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Girls made up 50.2% of the county's student body, while the other 49.8% were boys.

Data also showed that white students made up 70.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Franklin County schools, followed by African American students with 11.3%, 9.4% Hispanic students, 5.3% multiracial students and 1.7% Asian students.

Franklin County High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Franklin County's five schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 980 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Franklin County High School	989	980	-0.9%
Franklin County Middle School	847	814	-3.9%
Lavonia Elementary School	541	550	1.7%
Royston Elementary School	517	489	-5.4%
Carnesville Elementary School	605	323	-46.6%