Bibb County schools welcomed 3,846 fifth grade students in 2022-23 school year

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By Macon Times

Oct 21, 2024

There were 3,846 fifth grade students enrolled in Bibb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Academy for Classical Education welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 290 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Bibb County ranked 18th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 45,514 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 18th 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.

Bibb County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Fifth Grade Enrollment in Bibb County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Academy for Classical Education	290	8.1%	3,597
Veterans Elementary School	263	19.6%	1,339
Southfield Elementary School	238	17.6%	1,352
John Robert Lewis Elementary School	233	17%	1,370
Rosa Taylor Elementary School	204	19.2%	1,063
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	196	16.7%	1,174
Heritage Elementary School	184	18%	1,020
Bernd Elementary School	160	20.9%	764
Ingram/Pye Elementary School	158	18.2%	869
Burdell Elementary School	153	18.7%	820
Hartley Elementary School	152	19.1%	796
Union Elementary School	148	16.4%	901
Skyview Elementary School	146	17.7%	823
Carter Elementary School	144	16.8%	859
Springdale Elementary School	143	14.4%	991
Heard Elementary School	142	14.4%	986
Porter Elementary School	138	18.3%	755
Lane Elementary School	136	16.3%	833
Vineville Academy	132	15%	882
Alexander II Magnet School	130	14%	927
Bruce Elementary School	121	15%	809
Williams Elementary School	99	15.6%	636
Cirrus Charter Academy	98	10.4%	942
VIP Academy (Virtual)	38	4.1%	925
Georgia Academy for the Blind	0	0%	111