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There were 4,278 second grade students enrolled in Muscogee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Mathews Elementary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 245 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Muscogee County ranked 15th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 57,113 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 14th 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mathews Elementary School	245	17.7%	1,382
North Columbus Elementary School	234	16.6%	1,408
Midland Academy	200	17.2%	1,161
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy	176	17.5%	1,005
Clubview Elementary School	172	16.2%	1,060
Waddell Elementary School	165	17.9%	923
Brewer Elementary School	154	16.7%	920
Gentian Elementary School	152	16.1%	946
Allen Elementary School	148	16.7%	885
St. Marys Video and Communication Technology	148	16.9%	878
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	146	15.8%	925
Eagle Ridge Academy	141	12.5%	1,126
Lonnie Jackson Academy	134	19.3%	696
Dorothy Height Elementary School	132	14.9%	886
River Road Elementary School	131	18%	726
Reese Road Leadership Academy	131	16.7%	785
Georgetown Elementary School	130	16.4%	792
Johnson Elementary School	127	18.9%	672
Davis Elementary School	124	19.3%	643
Double Churches Elementary School	120	15.3%	785
Blanchard Elementary School	116	12.8%	908
Wesley Heights Elementary School	116	15.8%	733
Hannan Elementary School	111	14.3%	774
South Columbus Elementary School	106	17.9%	592
Forrest Road Elementary School	105	17.4%	603
Dimon Elementary School	99	14.7%	674
Wynnton Elementary School	98	14.4%	680
Rigdon Road Elementary School	96	14.4%	665
Fox Elementary School	92	17%	542
Dawson Elementary School	80	15.7%	510
Key Elementary School	77	14.4%	535
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy	72	13.5%	535