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There were 832 first grade students enrolled in Toombs County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

J. D. Dickerson Primary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 351 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Toombs County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Toombs County ranked 57th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 10,162 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 57th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
J. D. Dickerson Primary School	351	53.9%	651
Lyons Primary School	315	35.4%	891
Toombs Central Elementary School	166	19%	874
Lyons Upper Elementary School	0	0%	889
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School	0	0%	1,288