Clarke County Education: 13,951 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

By Athens Reporter

Apr 5, 2024

There were 13,951 students enrolled in Clarke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.2% of the county's student body, while the other 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that African American students made up 43.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Clarke County schools, followed by white students with 25.5%, 24.1% Hispanic students, 4.9% multiracial students, 1.2% Asian students and 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens) stood out with the highest enrollment among Clarke County's 22 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 2,603 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.

Enrollment in Clarke County Schools Over 13 Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Clarke County Schools

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens)	2,360	2,603	10.3%
Clarke Central High School	1,770	1,765	-0.3%
Cedar Shoals High School	1,396	1,392	-0.3%
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	702	716	2%
Clarke Middle School	732	693	-5.3%
Coile Middle School	676	633	-6.4%
Whitehead Road Elementary School	619	611	-1.3%
Hilsman Middle School	634	604	-4.7%
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	527	509	-3.4%
Timothy Elementary School	483	477	-1.2%
Gaines Elementary School	439	459	4.6%
Chase Street Elementary School	431	433	0.5%
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	423	421	-0.5%
Barrow Elementary School	415	395	-4.8%
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	386	368	-4.7%
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary School	355	358	0.8%
Fowler Drive Elementary School	361	337	-6.6%
Winterville Elementary School	327	323	-1.2%
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	333	306	-8.1%
Alps Road Elementary School	301	287	-4.7%
Cleveland Road Elementary School	270	239	-11.5%
Classic City High School	33	22	-33.3%