South Atlanta News

There were 8,112 11th grade students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Georgia Cyber Academy welcomed the largest number of 11th grade students among county schools, registering 1,099 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 11th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Georgia Cyber Academy	1,099	5.9%	18,568
Lovejoy High School	914	21.8%	4,201
Morrow High School	849	22.1%	3,844
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for	740	37.6%	1,967
Forest Park High School	731	21.1%	3,460
Mundy's Mill High School	710	22%	3,232
Charles R. Drew High School	670	20.7%	3,241
Jonesboro High School	574	18.9%	3,033
Riverdale High School	520	20%	2,594
Mount Zion High School	476	19.7%	2,416
North Clayton High School	438	18.1%	2,422
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts	240	25%	959
Elite Scholars Academy School	151	11.2%	1,354