Central Georgia News

There were 1,275 10th grade students enrolled in Laurens County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

West Laurens High School welcomed the largest number of 10th grade students among county schools, registering 633 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Laurens County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 11th grade.

Statewide, Laurens County ranked 45th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 16,498 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 45th 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 10th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
West Laurens High School	633	25.1%	2,525
East Laurens High School	315	24.9%	1,267
Dublin High School	301	27.8%	1,081
Moore Street Facility	26	31%	84