Athens Reporter

There were 2,178 fourth grade students enrolled in Barrow County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Kennedy Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 314 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kennedy Elementary School	314	17.8%	1,762
Yargo Elementary School	298	17.4%	1,711
Bethlehem Elementary School	270	17.7%	1,529
Holsenbeck Elementary School	249	16.1%	1,545
Auburn Elementary School	243	17.1%	1,420
Statham Elementary School	226	15.4%	1,468
Winder Elementary School	201	16.2%	1,237
Bramlett Elementary School	197	15.7%	1,257
County Line Elementary School	180	16.6%	1,087