South Georgia Times

There were 842 fifth grade students enrolled in Ware County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Wacona Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 187 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wacona Elementary School	187	14.9%	1,258
Waresboro Elementary School	160	17.8%	900
Center Elementary School	154	16%	965
Williams Heights Elementary School	122	14.3%	852
Ruskin Elementary School	111	15.1%	736
Memorial Drive Elementary School	108	15.1%	715