Macon Times

There were 776 third grade students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 30% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

T.G. Scott Elementary School welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 277 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Monroe County ranked 62nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,613 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 64th 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
T.G. Scott Elementary School	277	18.9%	1,465
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School	255	20.3%	1,258
Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School	244	18.2%	1,337