South Georgia Times

There were 1,234 second grade students enrolled in Thomas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 801 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Thomas County ranked 46th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 15,987 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 46th 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School	801	51.1%	1,568
Jerger Elementary School	214	15.8%	1,358
Harper Elementary School	115	20%	574
Scott Elementary School	104	17.1%	609
Hand in Hand Primary School	0	0%	753
Cross Creek Elementary School	0	0%	1,532
Thomas County Middle School	0	0%	3,431