Albany Standard

There were 2,629 Black students enrolled in Tift County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Tift County welcomed 7,194 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 36.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Tift County, Tift County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 768 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
J. T. Reddick Elementary School	54%	165	307
Matt Wilson Elementary School	47%	179	381
Charles Spencer Elementary School	47%	149	319
Northside Elementary School	43%	171	398
Northeast Middle School	42%	299	713
Tift County High School	35%	768	2,195
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School	35%	248	710
Len Lastinger Elementary School	34%	141	417
Eighth Street Middle School	32%	306	958
G. O. Bailey Elementary School	30%	150	500
Omega Elementary School	18%	53	296