South Georgia Times

There were 146 eighth grade students enrolled in Wheeler County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Wheeler County Middle School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Wheeler County schools, the highest student count was found in kindergarten, with the smallest class sizes seen in second grade.

Statewide, Wheeler County ranked 146th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 1,628 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 147th 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wheeler County Middle School	146	36%	405