Athens Reporter

There were 1,224 kindergarten students enrolled in Oconee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Oconee County Primary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 334 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Oconee County ranked 43rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 16,881 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 44th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Oconee County Primary School	334	34.6%	964
Dove Creek Elementary School	218	16.7%	1,304
Colham Ferry Elementary School	193	16.4%	1,175
High Shoals Elementary School	182	16.5%	1,101
Rocky Branch Elementary School	178	15.3%	1,166
Malcom Bridge Elementary School	119	14.9%	800
Oconee County Elementary School	0	0%	951