Savannah Standard

There were 13,373 students enrolled in Effingham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.7% of the county's student body, while the other 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 64.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Effingham County schools, followed by African American students with 17%, 10.8% Hispanic students, 6.1% multiracial students and 1% Asian students.

Effingham County High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Effingham County's 13 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 2,052 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
Effingham County High School	1,961	2,052	4.6%
South Effingham High School	1,796	1,846	2.8%
South Effingham Middle School	1,064	1,091	2.5%
Effingham County Middle School	1,057	1,077	1.9%
Rincon Elementary School	927	942	1.6%
Ebenezer Middle School	936	937	0.1%
Blandford Elementary School	756	872	15.3%
South Effingham Elementary School	1,027	861	-16.2%
Ebenezer Elementary School	751	860	14.5%
Sand Hill Elementary School	634	810	27.8%
Marlow Elementary School	732	689	-5.9%
Springfield Elementary School	603	668	10.8%
Guyton Elementary School	665	668	0.5%