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White County schools welcomed 552 eighth grade students in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 552 eighth grade students enrolled in White County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

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

Within White County schools, the highest student count was found in 12th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in sixth grade.

Statewide, White County ranked 52nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 12,127 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 52nd 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.

White County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002,5002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Eighth Grade Enrollment in White County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
White County Middle School55249.5%1,116

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