Macon Times

There were 83 sixth grade students enrolled in Twiggs County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 35.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Twiggs Middle School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Twiggs County ranked 149th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 1,377 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 150th 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Twiggs Middle School	83	23.2%	358