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There were 1,801 fifth grade students in Clarke County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 1,801 fifth grade students enrolled in Clarke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Whitehead Road Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 197 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.

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.

Clarke County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Fifth Grade Enrollment in Clarke County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Whitehead Road Elementary School19716.2%1,217
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School17817.4%1,021
Gaines Elementary School15116.7%902
Chase Street Elementary School14717%863
Whit Davis Road Elementary School13718.2%751
Barnett Shoals Elementary School12514.8%846
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary School12517.5%713
Winterville Elementary School12419.2%645
Timothy Elementary School12112.7%951
Fowler Drive Elementary School11917.5%679
Barrow Elementary School11715%780
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School9114.7%617
Alps Road Elementary School8514.9%570
Cleveland Road Elementary School8417.4%482

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