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There were 2,892 eighth grade students enrolled in Newton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Liberty Middle School welcomed the largest number of eighth grade students among county schools, registering 674 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Newton County ranked 23rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 35,984 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 23rd 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Liberty Middle School	674	35.8%	1,881
Indian Creek Middle School	571	35.1%	1,626
Clements Middle School	512	33.8%	1,514
Cousins Middle School	491	38.2%	1,285
Veterans Memorial Middle School	445	35%	1,272
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett	199	10.5%	1,898