South Georgia Times

There were 2,977 third grade students enrolled in Lowndes County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Sallas Mahone Elementary School welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 335 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sallas Mahone Elementary School	335	16.4%	2,045
S.L. Mason Elementary School	306	18%	1,696
W.G. Nunn Elementary School	304	18.1%	1,680
Westside Elementary School	289	16.5%	1,747
Hahira Elementary School	261	17.3%	1,509
Dewar Elementary School	231	14.2%	1,628
Pine Grove Elementary School	214	17.8%	1,202
Lake Park Elementary School	193	16.3%	1,181
Moulton-Branch Elementary School	182	17.2%	1,057
J. L. Lomax Elementary School	175	16.1%	1,084
Scintilla Charter Academy	168	11.8%	1,420
Clyattville Elementary School	165	14.3%	1,151
Pinevale Elementary School	154	14.7%	1,045