South Georgia Times

There were 275 second grade students enrolled in Atkinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 18.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Pearson Elementary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 227 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Atkinson County ranked 120th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,069 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 121st 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
Pearson Elementary School	227	19.8%	1,148
Willacoochee Elementary School	48	15.7%	306