Macon Times

There were 437 kindergarten students enrolled in Pike County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Pike County Primary School was the only school in the county to welcome kindergarten students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Pike County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Pike County ranked 77th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,970 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 80th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Pike County Primary School	437	30.4%	1,438
Pike County Elementary School	0	0%	1,577