Athens Reporter

There were 1,884 first grade students enrolled in Clarke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Whitehead Road Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 219 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Whitehead Road Elementary School	219	18%	1,217
Timothy Elementary School	207	21.8%	951
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	170	16.7%	1,021
Gaines Elementary School	158	17.5%	902
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	153	18.1%	846
Chase Street Elementary School	135	15.6%	863
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary School	118	16.5%	713
Barrow Elementary School	117	15%	780
Winterville Elementary School	114	17.7%	645
Fowler Drive Elementary School	111	16.3%	679
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	110	14.6%	751
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	103	16.7%	617
Alps Road Elementary School	92	16.1%	570
Cleveland Road Elementary School	77	16%	482