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There were 183 first grade students enrolled in Jenkins County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Jenkins County Elementary School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Jenkins County ranked 134th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 2,144 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 134th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jenkins County Elementary School	183	18.2%	1,008