Athens Reporter

There were 3,949 students enrolled in Jefferson City School District in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were male, and 49% were female.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 77% of the Jefferson City School District's total enrollment.

Jefferson City School District roughly covers four schools within Jackson County and has a main office in Jefferson.

Among the four schools in Jefferson City School District, Jefferson High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,205 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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
Jefferson Academy	910	935	2.7%
Jefferson Elementary School	845	804	-4.9%
Jefferson High School	1,179	1,205	2.2%
Jefferson Middle School	1,013	1,005	-0.8%