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Clayton County Education: 61,644 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 61,644 students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.2% of the county's student body, while the other 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that African American students made up 65.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Clayton County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 21.1%, 5.9% white students, 3.5% multiracial students, 2.8% Asian students and 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

Georgia Cyber Academy stood out with the highest enrollment among Clayton County's 69 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 9,692 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

Enrollment in Clayton County Schools Over 13 Years

012,00024,00036,00048,00060,0002010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-2348,83648,83649,16649,16649,76149,76150,48250,48265,02465,02466,29966,29966,19466,19465,58965,58963,19663,19661,30461,30461,95861,95863,24663,24661,64461,644

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Clayton County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
Georgia Cyber Academy10,6139,692-8.7%
Lovejoy High School2,0562,0650.4%
Morrow High School1,8011,8643.5%
Forest Park High School1,7201,695-1.5%
Mundy's Mill High School1,5941,6020.5%
Charles R. Drew High School1,5821,5890.4%
Jonesboro High School1,4031,4986.8%
Eddie White Middle School1,5381,448-5.9%
Riverdale High School1,3351,260-5.6%
Dubois Integrity Academy1,1061,25413.4%
North Clayton High School1,2081,2160.7%
Mount Zion High School1,2471,177-5.6%
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for1,0211,0422.1%
Rex Mill Middle School1,062978-7.9%
Jonesboro Middle School1,017974-4.2%
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy85097314.5%
Babb Middle School9089171%
M. D. Roberts Middle School883833-5.7%
Sequoyah Middle School857827-3.5%
Hawthorne Elementary School807803-0.5%
Morrow Middle School861791-8.1%
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School840766-8.8%
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School7527631.5%
Pointe South Middle School813762-6.3%
North Clayton Middle School846761-10%
Haynie Elementary School771755-2.1%
Mundys Mill Middle School7337502.3%
Kendrick Middle School750706-5.9%
Callaway Elementary School721690-4.3%
Forest Park Middle School711679-4.5%
Elite Scholars Academy School6696740.7%
Harper Elementary School716667-6.8%
Riverdale Middle School685665-2.9%
Brown Elementary School659648-1.7%
Northcutt Elementary School6036385.8%
Church Street Elementary School670635-5.2%
River's Edge Elementary School646632-2.2%
Kemp Elementary School660632-4.2%
Kilpatrick Elementary School5966295.5%
Riverdale Elementary School627614-2.1%
William M. McGarrah Elementary School611598-2.1%
East Clayton Elementary School5925981%
Huie Elementary School643597-7.2%
James Jackson Elementary School5685964.9%
Suder Elementary School5605762.9%
Kemp Primary School625574-8.2%
Swint Elementary School580571-1.6%
Tara Elementary School575559-2.8%
Adamson Middle School599551-8%
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School552546-1.1%
Oliver Elementary School5115242.5%
Mount Zion Elementary School563521-7.5%
Mount Zion Primary School531515-3%
Lee Street Elementary School530502-5.3%
Kay R. Pace Elementary School of the Arts4825003.7%
Fountain Elementary School4824942.5%
Lake City Elementary School4834942.3%
Pointe South Elementary School515491-4.7%
Anderson Elementary School486481-1%
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts518471-9.1%
Lake Ridge Elementary School515464-9.9%
Edmonds Elementary School42046310.2%
Arnold Elementary School461425-7.8%
West Clayton Elementary School432423-2.1%
Morrow Elementary School478419-12.3%
Unidos Dual Language School3643640%
Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School3483593.2%
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School16620624.1%
7 Pillars Career Academy11919866.4%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Georgia Department of EducationLee Street Elementary SchoolRex Mill Middle SchoolLake Ridge Elementary SchoolWilliam M. Mcgarrah Elementary SchoolHaynie Elementary SchoolMorrow High SchoolTara Elementary SchoolHuie Elementary SchoolFountain Elementary SchoolRiverdale Elementary SchoolKemp Elementary SchoolNorthcutt Elementary SchoolMount Zion High SchoolCharles R. Drew High SchoolForest Park Middle SchoolRoberta T. Smith Elementary SchoolSwint Elementary SchoolChurch Street Elementary SchoolJonesboro Middle SchoolLovejoy High SchoolMundy's Mill High SchoolSuder Elementary SchoolKemp PrimaryArnold Elementary SchoolMorrow Middle SchoolElite Scholars Academy SchoolOliver Elementary SchoolEdmonds Elementary SchoolWest Clayton Elementary SchoolRiver's Edge Elementary SchoolSequoyah Middle SchoolAdamson Middle SchoolHawthorne Elementary SchoolAnderson Elementary SchoolPointe South Elementary SchoolMount Zion Elementary SchoolJames Jackson Elementary SchoolBabb Middle SchoolBrown Elementary SchoolRiverdale High SchoolThurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolMundys Mill Middle SchoolCallaway Elementary SchoolNorth Clayton High SchoolGeorgia Cyber AcademyNorth Clayton Middle SchoolMount Zion PrimaryJonesboro High SchoolForest Park High SchoolEast Clayton Elementary SchoolKilpatrick Elementary SchoolPointe South Middle SchoolKendrick Middle SchoolLake City Elementary SchoolMorrow Elementary SchoolRiverdale Middle SchoolHarper Elementary School

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