NC Georgia News

There were 1,779 seventh grade students enrolled in Troup County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Gardner-Newman Middle School welcomed the largest number of seventh grade students among county schools, registering 727 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Troup County ranked 34th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 23,246 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 34th 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
Gardner-Newman Middle School	727	35.5%	2,049
Long Cane Middle School	555	28.8%	1,925
Callaway Middle School	476	32.1%	1,483
The Hope Academy School	21	13%	161
Bradfield Center - Ault Academy	0	0%	21