Savannah Standard

There were 1,734 first grade students enrolled in Bulloch County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Brooklet Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 279 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Bulloch County ranked 35th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 21,377 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 35th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Brooklet Elementary School	279	17.6%	1,587
Sallie Zetterower Elementary School	270	19.3%	1,399
Julia P. Bryant Elementary School	239	18.2%	1,313
Langston Chapel Elementary School	200	17.4%	1,150
Mill Creek Elementary School	198	18.9%	1,048
Mattie Lively Elementary School	162	15.8%	1,028
Nevils Elementary School	133	15.3%	871
Portal Elementary School	131	17.3%	756
Stilson Elementary School	122	15.2%	805