Coastal GA News

There were 255 seventh grade students enrolled in Charlton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Bethune Middle School was the only school in the county to welcome seventh grade students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Charlton County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 10th grade.

Statewide, Charlton County ranked 118th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,141 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 118th 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bethune Middle School	255	22.9%	1,114
St. George Elementary School	0	0%	357