There were 4,658 first grade students in Paulding County schools in 2022-23 school year

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By West Atlanta News

Sep 23, 2024

There were 4,658 first grade students enrolled in Paulding County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 466 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Paulding County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Paulding County ranked 11th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 62,687 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 11th 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.

Paulding County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

First Grade Enrollment in Paulding County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad	466	16.4%	2,841
WC Abney Elementary School	413	16.2%	2,548
Burnt Hickory Elementary School	369	17.7%	2,089
Roland W. Russom Elementary School	332	17.7%	1,873
Hiram Elementary School	277	17.2%	1,612
Allgood Elementary School	263	16%	1,643
C. A. Roberts Elementary School	239	18.2%	1,312
Nebo Elementary School	232	16.6%	1,401
Hal Hutchens Elementary School	231	17.9%	1,290
Connie Dugan Elementary School	226	17.5%	1,290
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary School	216	18.3%	1,178
Northside Elementary School	211	16.7%	1,266
McGarity Elementary School	190	16.3%	1,167
Sam D. Panter Elementary School	185	17.9%	1,032
Dallas Elementary School	179	18.1%	990
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary School	177	15.5%	1,145
New Georgia Elementary School	169	20%	844
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	145	15.4%	939
Union Elementary School	138	15%	922