SE Georgia News

There were 273 first grade students enrolled in Candler County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Metter Elementary School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Candler County ranked 107th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,126 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 108th 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
Metter Elementary School	273	14.9%	1,830