South Georgia Times

There were 3,375 ninth grade students enrolled in Lowndes County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Lowndes High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 1,935 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lowndes High School	1,935	30.9%	6,268
Valdosta High School	1,440	30.7%	4,683