SE Georgia News

There were 634 sixth grade students enrolled in Long County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Long County Middle School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Long County ranked 65th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,227 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 68th 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Long County Middle School	634	33.3%	1,905