South Georgia Times

There were 237 12th grade students enrolled in Irwin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Irwin County High School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Irwin County schools, the highest student count was found in eighth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 11th grade.

Statewide, Irwin County ranked 119th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,078 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 120th 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Irwin County High School	237	24.5%	968