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2022-23 School Year Enrollment: 2,460 kindergarten students welcomed in Fayette County schools

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 2,460 kindergarten students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Inman Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 216 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Fayette County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Fayette County ranked 20th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 40,157 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 20th 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.

Fayette County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Kindergarten Enrollment in Fayette County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Inman Elementary School21617.3%1,245
North Fayette Elementary School20117.3%1,161
Spring Hill Elementary School20115.8%1,269
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School19513.2%1,478
Kedron Elementary School18913.4%1,414
Huddleston Elementary School18015.3%1,175
Braelinn Elementary School17615.8%1,112
Peeples Elementary School17412.1%1,437
Robert J. Burch Elementary School16415.3%1,073
Crabapple Lane Elementary School16014.1%1,132
Fayetteville Elementary School15216.3%935
Oak Grove Elementary School13014.7%887
Peachtree City Elementary School12113.1%924
Cleveland Elementary School10714.1%757
Liberty Technology Charter Academy9411.3%835

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