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There were 150 third grade students enrolled in Dooly County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 14.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Dooly County Elementary School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Dooly County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in fourth grade.

Statewide, Dooly County ranked 137th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 2,094 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 138th 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Dooly County Elementary School	150	16.5%	907