Athens Reporter

There were 2,141 kindergarten students enrolled in Barrow County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Yargo Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 292 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Barrow County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 11th grade.

Statewide, Barrow County ranked 28th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 28,670 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 30th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Yargo Elementary School	292	17.1%	1,711
Kennedy Elementary School	286	16.2%	1,762
Holsenbeck Elementary School	271	17.5%	1,545
Auburn Elementary School	266	18.7%	1,420
Statham Elementary School	254	17.3%	1,468
Bethlehem Elementary School	220	14.4%	1,529
Bramlett Elementary School	200	15.9%	1,257
Winder Elementary School	194	15.7%	1,237
County Line Elementary School	158	14.5%	1,087