Central Georgia News

There were 475 eighth grade students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

T. J. Elder Middle School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Washington County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Washington County ranked 97th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,483 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 95th 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
T. J. Elder Middle School	475	35.9%	1,323