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Hancock County schools welcomed 114 sixth grade students in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

There were 114 sixth grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Hancock Central Middle School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Hancock County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Hancock County ranked 150th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 1,320 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 149th 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.

Hancock County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 120501001502002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Sixth Grade Enrollment in Hancock County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of 6th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Hancock Central Middle School11436%317

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