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There were 1,058 students enrolled in Lincoln County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 51% of the county's student body, while the other 49% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 62% of the student body, the largest percentage in Lincoln County schools, followed by African American students with 32.7%, 3.6% multiracial students and 1.6% Hispanic students.

Lincoln County Elementary School stood out with the highest enrollment among Lincoln County's three schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 441 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Lincoln County Elementary School	496	441	-11.1%
Lincoln County High School	340	359	5.6%
Lincoln County Middle School	266	258	-3%