Macon Times

There were 3,447 seventh grade students enrolled in Bibb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Howard Middle School welcomed the largest number of seventh grade students among county schools, registering 622 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.

School name	# of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Howard Middle School	622	31%	2,004
Rutland Middle School	587	35.7%	1,645
Weaver Middle School	585	32.3%	1,813
Ballard Hudson Middle School	444	30.5%	1,456
Appling Middle School	400	30.8%	1,298
Miller Magnet Middle School	339	28.9%	1,175
Academy for Classical Education	292	8.1%	3,597
Cirrus Charter Academy	97	10.3%	942
VIP Academy (Virtual)	71	7.7%	925
Georgia Academy for the Blind	10	9%	111