Central Georgia News

There were 2,802 students enrolled in Putnam County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Girls made up 50.2% of the county's student body, while the other 49.8% were boys.

Data also showed that white students made up 44.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Putnam County schools, followed by African American students with 35.5%, 15.7% Hispanic students, 4.1% multiracial students and 0.2% Asian students.

Putnam County High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Putnam County's four schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 893 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Putnam County High School	849	893	5.2%
Putnam County Middle School	724	673	-7%
Putnam County Elementary School	622	631	1.4%
Putnam County Primary School	595	605	1.7%