South Georgia Times

There were 3,093 first grade students enrolled in Lowndes County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Sallas Mahone Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 337 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Lowndes County ranked 22nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 38,025 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 22nd 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
Sallas Mahone Elementary School	337	16.5%	2,045
S.L. Mason Elementary School	310	18.3%	1,696
Westside Elementary School	299	17.1%	1,747
Dewar Elementary School	291	17.9%	1,628
Hahira Elementary School	276	18.3%	1,509
W.G. Nunn Elementary School	270	16.1%	1,680
Pine Grove Elementary School	224	18.6%	1,202
Scintilla Charter Academy	216	15.2%	1,420
Clyattville Elementary School	194	16.9%	1,151
Lake Park Elementary School	178	15.1%	1,181
Pinevale Elementary School	171	16.4%	1,045
Moulton-Branch Elementary School	167	15.8%	1,057
J. L. Lomax Elementary School	160	14.8%	1,084