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477 students were enrolled in 11th grade in Burke County schools during 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 477 11th grade students enrolled in Burke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 20.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Burke County High School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Burke County ranked 72nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,461 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 70th 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.

Burke County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003004005006007008009002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

11th Grade Enrollment in Burke County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of 11th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Burke County High School47720.9%2,283

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