Central Georgia News

There were 717 first grade students enrolled in Baldwin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Lakeview Primary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 387 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Baldwin County ranked 61st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,730 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 61st 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lakeview Primary School	387	34.9%	1,110
Midway Hills Primary School	330	34.1%	967
Lakeview Academy	0	0%	1,291
Midway Hills Academy	0	0%	847