South Atlanta News

Griffin High School had the highest enrollment among Spalding County schools, welcoming 1,468 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were female, and 49% were male.

Data also showed that most of the students were Black, representing 61% of the Griffin High School total enrollment.

Among the 17 schools in Spalding County, Spalding High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,191 students, while Rehoboth Road Middle School welcomed 612 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Griffin High School is part of Griffin-Spalding County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Spalding County, with its main office in Griffin.

In the previous school year, Griffin High School also had the highest number of students among Spalding County schools.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School	City	Total School Enrollment
Griffin High School	Griffin	1,468
Spalding High School	Griffin	1,191
Rehoboth Road Middle School	Griffin	612
Futral Road Elementary School	Griffin	567
Cowan Road Middle School	Griffin	539
Cowan Road Elementary School	Griffin	521
Orrs Elementary School	Griffin	483
Carver Road Middle School	Griffin	457
Kennedy Road Middle School	Griffin	457
Atkinson Elementary School	Griffin	378
Crescent Road Elementary School	Griffin	376
Moreland Road Elementary School	Griffin	370
Jackson Road Elementary School	Griffin	335
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	Griffin	307
Moore Elementary School	Griffin	305
Beaverbrook Elementary School	Griffin	278
Anne Street Elementary School	Griffin	268