Rome Reporter

There were 1,143 sixth grade students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Cedartown Middle School welcomed the largest number of sixth grade students among county schools, registering 697 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Polk County ranked 47th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 15,037 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 47th 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cedartown Middle School	697	33.7%	2,069
Rockmart Middle School	446	31.5%	1,417
Harpst Academy	0	0%	41