Ware County School District enrolled 5,560 students in the 2024-25 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 52% were male, and 48% were female.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 45% of the Ware County School District’s total enrollment.
Ware County School District roughly covers nine schools within Ware County and has a main office in Waycross.
Among the nine schools in the district, Ware County High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,558 students in the 2024-25 school year.
More than 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Enrollment was highest in elementary grades, with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle school with 388,733 students (22.7%), and high school with 539,092 students (31.4%).
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | Total Enrollment in 2024-25 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Elementary School | 459 | 468 | 2% |
| Memorial Drive Elementary School | 364 | 359 | -1.4% |
| Ruskin Elementary School | 357 | 364 | 2% |
| Wacona Elementary School | 628 | 591 | -5.9% |
| Ware County High School | 1,581 | 1,558 | -1.5% |
| Ware County Middle School | 742 | 739 | -0.4% |
| Waresboro Elementary School | 426 | 433 | 1.6% |
| Waycross Middle School | 576 | 592 | 2.8% |
| Williams Heights Elementary School | 440 | 456 | 3.6% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
