South Atlanta News

There were 10,442 seventh grade students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Georgia Cyber Academy welcomed the largest number of seventh grade students among county schools, registering 1,907 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Clayton County ranked fifth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 122,922 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked fifth the year before.

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 name	# of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Georgia Cyber Academy	1,907	10.3%	18,568
Eddie White Middle School	947	32.8%	2,886
Babb Middle School	641	35.5%	1,805
Jonesboro Middle School	640	33.2%	1,925
Rex Mill Middle School	634	32.5%	1,953
M. D. Roberts Middle School	536	31.8%	1,685
Sequoyah Middle School	530	31.8%	1,669
Pointe South Middle School	517	34%	1,522
North Clayton Middle School	502	32.9%	1,528
Forest Park Middle School	499	36.6%	1,364
Morrow Middle School	493	31.4%	1,570
Mundys Mill Middle School	488	32.1%	1,518
Kendrick Middle School	465	33.2%	1,402
Riverdale Middle School	459	34.6%	1,325
Adamson Middle School	348	31.4%	1,109
Dubois Integrity Academy	284	11%	2,574
Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School	246	32.8%	749
Elite Scholars Academy School	207	15.3%	1,354
7 Pillars Career Academy	99	23.3%	424
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for	0	0%	1,967