South Georgia Times

There were 1,093 students enrolled in Turner County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.2% of the county's student body, while the other 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that African American students made up 66% of the student body, the largest percentage in Turner County schools, followed by white students with 25.9%, 4.3% Hispanic students, 2.7% multiracial students and 0.8% Asian students.

Turner County Elementary School stood out with the highest enrollment among Turner County's three schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 512 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Turner County Elementary School	506	512	1.2%
Turner County High School	339	346	2.1%
Turner County Middle School	253	235	-7.1%