South Atlanta News

There were 1,420 kindergarten students enrolled in Spalding County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Futral Road Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 181 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Spalding County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Spalding County ranked 41st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 17,987 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 42nd 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Futral Road Elementary School	181	16.3%	1,112
Cowan Road Elementary School	180	17.3%	1,041
Orrs Elementary School	180	18.4%	976
Crescent Road Elementary School	159	21.1%	752
Moreland Road Elementary School	124	16.7%	744
Atkinson Elementary School	119	15.6%	763
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	106	17.5%	607
Anne Street Elementary School	103	19.1%	538
Jackson Road Elementary School	100	15.1%	661
Moore Elementary School	97	15%	647
Beaverbrook Elementary School	71	12.8%	554