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There were 477 fifth grade students enrolled in Brantley County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Nahunta Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 187 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Brantley County ranked 87th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,353 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 87th 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Nahunta Elementary School	187	34%	550
Atkinson Elementary School	173	33.8%	512
Hoboken Elementary School	117	12.2%	959
Nahunta Primary School	0	0%	745
Waynesville Primary School	0	0%	754