South Georgia Times

There were 1,263 fourth grade students enrolled in Colquitt County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Norman Park Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 188 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Colquitt County ranked 44th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 16,531 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 43rd 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Norman Park Elementary School	188	17.4%	1,079
Odom Elementary School	161	17.8%	907
Cox Elementary School	155	18.1%	857
Wright Elementary School	145	16%	909
Okapilco Elementary School	134	21.6%	621
Sunset Elementary School	133	12.9%	1,032
Funston Elementary School	124	18.1%	685
Doerun Elementary School	82	17.6%	465
Stringfellow Elementary School	73	14.3%	511
Hamilton Elementary School	68	16.3%	417