South Georgia Times

There were 194 third grade students enrolled in Clinch County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 19% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Clinch County Elementary School was the only school in the county to welcome third grade students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Clinch County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 10th grade.

Statewide, Clinch County ranked 128th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 2,365 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 129th 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Clinch County Elementary School	194	20.8%	931
Clinch County Middle School	0	0%	581