Savannah Standard

There were 9,884 students enrolled in Bryan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.6% of the county's student body, while the other 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 63.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Bryan County schools, followed by African American students with 15.5%, 11.1% Hispanic students, 7.1% multiracial students and 2.6% Asian students.

Richmond Hill High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Bryan County's 10 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 2,414 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Richmond Hill High School	2,374	2,414	1.7%
Richmond Hill Middle School	1,944	1,898	-2.4%
Bryan County Elementary School	843	890	5.6%
McAllister Elementary School	834	858	2.9%
Frances Meeks Elementary School	727	804	10.6%
Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School	673	697	3.6%
Richmond Hill Elementary School	678	686	1.2%
Richmond Hill Primary School	625	631	1%
Bryan County High School	587	601	2.4%
Bryan County Middle School	427	405	-5.2%