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There were 756 fourth grade students enrolled in Toombs County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 324 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School	324	25.2%	1,288
Lyons Upper Elementary School	286	32.2%	889
Toombs Central Elementary School	146	16.7%	874
Lyons Primary School	0	0%	891
J. D. Dickerson Primary School	0	0%	651