Coastal GA News

There were 1,505 eighth grade students enrolled in Camden County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Camden Middle School welcomed the largest number of eighth grade students among county schools, registering 768 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Camden County ranked 40th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 18,413 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 41st 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Camden Middle School	768	34%	2,257
Saint Marys Middle School	737	35.3%	2,087