South Georgia Times

There were 144 sixth grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

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

Within Montgomery County schools, the highest student count was found in fourth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in eighth grade.

Statewide, Montgomery County ranked 147th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 1,598 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 145th 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Montgomery County Middle School	144	53.3%	270