South Atlanta News

There were 12,012 ninth grade students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Georgia Cyber Academy welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 2,067 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.

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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Georgia Cyber Academy	2,067	11.1%	18,568
Lovejoy High School	1,382	32.9%	4,201
Charles R. Drew High School	1,185	36.6%	3,241
Morrow High School	1,166	30.3%	3,844
Forest Park High School	1,122	32.4%	3,460
Jonesboro High School	1,062	35%	3,033
Mundy's Mill High School	996	30.8%	3,232
North Clayton High School	893	36.9%	2,422
Riverdale High School	856	33%	2,594
Mount Zion High School	789	32.7%	2,416
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts	196	20.4%	959
Elite Scholars Academy School	176	13%	1,354
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for	29	1.5%	1,967