Athens Reporter

There were 2,141 seventh grade students enrolled in Barrow County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Russell Middle School welcomed the largest number of seventh grade students among county schools, registering 635 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Russell Middle School	635	34%	1,867
Haymon-Morris Middle School	547	33.8%	1,618
Westside Middle School	504	34.1%	1,478
Bear Creek Middle School	455	33.7%	1,349
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	0	0%	2,094