Central Georgia News

There were 394 ninth grade students enrolled in Bleckley County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Bleckley County High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 360 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Bleckley County ranked 102nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,874 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 102nd 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bleckley County High School	360	27.2%	1,325
Bleckley County Success Academy	34	31.2%	109