South Atlanta News

There were 2,896 third grade 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.

Peeples Elementary School welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 256 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Peeples Elementary School	256	17.8%	1,437
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School	253	17.1%	1,478
Kedron Elementary School	240	17%	1,414
Inman Elementary School	220	17.7%	1,245
North Fayette Elementary School	214	18.4%	1,161
Crabapple Lane Elementary School	205	18.1%	1,132
Braelinn Elementary School	204	18.3%	1,112
Spring Hill Elementary School	203	16%	1,269
Huddleston Elementary School	202	17.2%	1,175
Robert J. Burch Elementary School	189	17.6%	1,073
Peachtree City Elementary School	171	18.5%	924
Oak Grove Elementary School	151	17%	887
Fayetteville Elementary School	147	15.7%	935
Cleveland Elementary School	141	18.6%	757
Liberty Technology Charter Academy	100	12%	835