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Burke County High School had the highest enrollment among Burke County schools, welcoming 1,113 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52% of them were male, and 48% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were Black, representing 63% of the Burke County High School total enrollment.

Among the five schools in Burke County, Burke County Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 895 students, while Waynesboro Primary School welcomed 753 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Burke County High School is part of Burke County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Burke County, with its main office in Waynesboro.

In the previous school year, Burke County High School also had the highest number of students among Burke County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Burke County High School	Waynesboro	1,113
Burke County Middle School	Waynesboro	895
Waynesboro Primary School	Waynesboro	753
Blakeney Elementary School	Waynesboro	715
S. G. A. Elementary School	Sardis	241