Athens Reporter

There were 2,504 12th grade 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.

Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens) welcomed the largest number of 12th grade students among county schools, registering 1,343 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.

School name	# of 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens)	1,343	26.2%	5,122
Clarke Central High School	719	20%	3,602
Cedar Shoals High School	442	15.6%	2,835
Classic City High School	0	0%	35