South Georgia Times

There were 976 fourth grade students enrolled in Ware County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Wacona Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 230 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Ware County ranked 54th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 11,277 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 54th 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
Wacona Elementary School	230	18.3%	1,258
Center Elementary School	173	17.9%	965
Williams Heights Elementary School	161	18.9%	852
Waresboro Elementary School	143	15.9%	900
Memorial Drive Elementary School	136	19%	715
Ruskin Elementary School	133	18.1%	736