South Georgia Times

There were 1,526 students enrolled in Atkinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.8% of the county's student body, while the other 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 44% of the student body, the largest percentage in Atkinson County schools, followed by white students with 39.4%, 13.8% African American students, 1.7% multiracial students and 0.3% Asian students.

Pearson Elementary School stood out with the highest enrollment among Atkinson County's four schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 569 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Pearson Elementary School	578	569	-1.6%
Atkinson County High School	429	442	3%
Atkinson County Middle School	381	365	-4.2%
Willacoochee Elementary School	143	150	4.9%