Central Georgia News

There were 3,790 students enrolled in Emanuel County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county's student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 46.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Emanuel County schools, followed by African American students with 40.7%, 8.7% Hispanic students, 3.1% multiracial students and 0.8% Asian students.

Swainsboro High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Emanuel County's six schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 792 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Swainsboro High School	744	792	6.5%
Swainsboro Primary School	674	700	3.9%
Swainsboro Middle School	667	634	-4.9%
Swainsboro Elementary School	597	602	0.8%
Emanuel County Institute	575	587	2.1%
Twin City Elementary School	464	475	2.4%