Athens Reporter

There were 765 kindergarten students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Danielsville Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 185 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Madison County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Madison County ranked 58th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 9,805 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 60th 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
Danielsville Elementary School	185	18.2%	1,018
Ila Elementary School	167	19%	879
Hull-Sanford Elementary School	150	14.5%	1,037
Colbert Elementary School	147	16.5%	889
Comer Elementary School	116	14.8%	782