Coastal GA News

There were 270 ninth grade students enrolled in Charlton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 21.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Charlton County High School was the only school in the county 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Charlton County High School	270	30.7%	879