Macon Times

There were 4,046 ninth grade students enrolled in Bibb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Howard High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 751 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Howard High School	751	35.4%	2,121
Westside High School	675	33.7%	2,002
Rutland High School	593	33.1%	1,792
Northeast High School	549	37.3%	1,472
Southwest High School	530	34.6%	1,531
Central High School	511	30.8%	1,661
Academy for Classical Education	284	7.9%	3,597
VIP Academy (Virtual)	130	14.1%	925
Georgia Academy for the Blind	23	20.7%	111