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There were 715 third grade students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Bacon Elementary School welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 198 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Wayne County ranked 59th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 9,789 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 59th 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bacon Elementary School	198	18.5%	1,069
Jesup Elementary School	186	14.9%	1,246
Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School	156	14.7%	1,061
Odum Elementary School	116	16.1%	720
Screven Elementary School	59	15.5%	381