Athens Reporter

There were 1,791 kindergarten students enrolled in Clarke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Whitehead Road Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 188 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Clarke County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in seventh grade.

Statewide, Clarke County ranked 31st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 27,976 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 29th the year before.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 16:1. 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Whitehead Road Elementary School	188	15.4%	1,217
Timothy Elementary School	173	18.2%	951
Gaines Elementary School	169	18.7%	902
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	157	15.4%	1,021
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	141	16.7%	846
Chase Street Elementary School	138	16%	863
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	131	17.4%	751
Barrow Elementary School	120	15.4%	780
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary School	117	16.4%	713
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	99	16%	617
Fowler Drive Elementary School	97	14.3%	679
Alps Road Elementary School	96	16.8%	570
Winterville Elementary School	91	14.1%	645
Cleveland Road Elementary School	74	15.4%	482