Coastal GA News

There were 1,525 third grade students enrolled in Liberty County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Waldo Pafford Elementary School welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 274 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Liberty County ranked 36th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 20,149 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 38th 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Waldo Pafford Elementary School	274	16.3%	1,685
Joseph Martin Elementary School	237	15.5%	1,533
Frank Long Elementary School	232	15.9%	1,460
Liberty Elementary School	209	14.1%	1,485
Taylors Creek Elementary School	203	16.1%	1,260
Lyman Hall Elementary School	187	15.5%	1,204
Button Gwinnett Elementary School	183	15.2%	1,206