South Atlanta News

There were 3,736 ninth grade students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

McIntosh High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 834 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
McIntosh High School	834	24.7%	3,374
Fayette County High School	776	28.6%	2,714
Whitewater High School	737	26.9%	2,735
Sandy Creek High School	698	29.7%	2,347
Starrs Mill High School	691	25.6%	2,702