South Atlanta News

There were 3,285 eighth grade students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Booth Middle School welcomed the largest number of eighth grade students among county schools, registering 808 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Booth Middle School	808	34.7%	2,330
Rising Starr Middle School	606	32.8%	1,846
Flat Rock Middle School	606	34.1%	1,775
Bennett's Mill Middle School	605	34.2%	1,771
Whitewater Middle School	587	34%	1,729
Liberty Technology Charter Academy	73	8.7%	835