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Tift County High School had the highest enrollment among Tift County schools, welcoming 2,195 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50% of them were male, and 50% were female.

The most represented ethnicity among Tift County High School students was white, with 40% of students identifying as such.

Among the 11 schools in Tift County, Eighth Street Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 958 students, while Northeast Middle School welcomed 713 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Tift County High School is part of Tift County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Tift County, with its main office in Tifton.

In the previous school year, Tift County High School also had the highest number of students among Tift County schools.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School	City	Total School Enrollment
Tift County High School	Tifton	2,195
Eighth Street Middle School	Tifton	958
Northeast Middle School	Tifton	713
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School	Tifton	710
G. O. Bailey Elementary School	Tifton	500
Len Lastinger Elementary School	Tifton	417
Northside Elementary School	Tifton	398
Matt Wilson Elementary School	Tifton	381
Charles Spencer Elementary School	Tifton	319
J. T. Reddick Elementary School	Tifton	307
Omega Elementary School	Omega	296