South Atlanta News

There were 2,701 second grade students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Kedron Elementary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 277 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.

School name	# of 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kedron Elementary School	277	19.6%	1,414
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School	242	16.4%	1,478
Peeples Elementary School	241	16.8%	1,437
Spring Hill Elementary School	221	17.4%	1,269
Inman Elementary School	213	17.1%	1,245
Robert J. Burch Elementary School	188	17.5%	1,073
Crabapple Lane Elementary School	181	16%	1,132
Huddleston Elementary School	173	14.7%	1,175
Braelinn Elementary School	166	14.9%	1,112
North Fayette Elementary School	158	13.6%	1,161
Peachtree City Elementary School	143	15.5%	924
Fayetteville Elementary School	140	15%	935
Oak Grove Elementary School	131	14.8%	887
Cleveland Elementary School	131	17.3%	757
Liberty Technology Charter Academy	96	11.5%	835