Macon Times

Jones County High School had the highest enrollment among Jones County schools, welcoming 1,565 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52% of them were male, and 48% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 66% of the Jones County High School total enrollment.

Among the seven schools in Jones County, Gray Station Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 641 students, while Clifton Ridge Middle School welcomed 554 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Jones County High School is part of Jones County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Jones County, with its main office in Gray.

In the previous school year, Jones County High School also had the highest number of students among Jones County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Jones County High School	Gray	1,565
Gray Station Middle School	Gray	641
Clifton Ridge Middle School	Macon	554
Turner Woods Elementary School	Gray	547
Dames Ferry Elementary School	Gray	535
Mattie Wells Elementary School	Macon	520
Gray Elementary School	Gray	474