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Towns County schools welcomed 150 sixth grade students in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

There were 150 sixth grade students enrolled in Towns County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

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

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

Statewide, Towns County ranked 144th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 1,893 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 143rd 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.

Towns County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 120501001502002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Sixth Grade Enrollment in Towns County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of 6th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Towns County Middle School15036.2%414

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