Athens Reporter

There were 2,347 fourth grade students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Jefferson Academy welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 644 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Jackson County ranked 26th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 30,557 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 28th 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jefferson Academy	644	34.5%	1,866
Gum Springs Elementary School	373	17.7%	2,107
West Jackson Elementary School	365	16.1%	2,262
Commerce Elementary School	271	48.3%	561
South Jackson Elementary School	201	16.2%	1,244
North Jackson Elementary School	195	15.8%	1,236
East Jackson Elementary School	191	17.4%	1,098
Maysville Elementary School	107	13.5%	790
Jefferson Elementary School	0	0%	1,612
Commerce Primary School	0	0%	849
Commerce Middle School	0	0%	1,057