South Atlanta News

There were 2,953 fifth grade students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Peeples Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 275 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Peeples Elementary School	275	19.1%	1,437
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School	258	17.5%	1,478
Kedron Elementary School	255	18%	1,414
Spring Hill Elementary School	239	18.8%	1,269
Braelinn Elementary School	231	20.8%	1,112
Inman Elementary School	214	17.2%	1,245
Huddleston Elementary School	210	17.9%	1,175
North Fayette Elementary School	198	17.1%	1,161
Crabapple Lane Elementary School	182	16.1%	1,132
Fayetteville Elementary School	177	18.9%	935
Peachtree City Elementary School	164	17.7%	924
Robert J. Burch Elementary School	162	15.1%	1,073
Oak Grove Elementary School	157	17.7%	887
Cleveland Elementary School	131	17.3%	757
Liberty Technology Charter Academy	100	12%	835