4,378 students were enrolled in second grade in Paulding County schools during 2022-23 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

By West Atlanta News

Sep 30, 2024

There were 4,378 second grade students enrolled in Paulding County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less 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 second grade students among county schools, registering 471 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

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

School name	# of 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad	471	16.6%	2,841
WC Abney Elementary School	371	14.6%	2,548
Burnt Hickory Elementary School	322	15.4%	2,089
Roland W. Russom Elementary School	272	14.5%	1,873
Allgood Elementary School	260	15.8%	1,643
Northside Elementary School	245	19.4%	1,266
Hiram Elementary School	226	14%	1,612
Nebo Elementary School	226	16.1%	1,401
C. A. Roberts Elementary School	215	16.4%	1,312
Connie Dugan Elementary School	214	16.6%	1,290
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary School	213	18.6%	1,145
McGarity Elementary School	206	17.7%	1,167
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary School	196	16.6%	1,178
Hal Hutchens Elementary School	179	13.9%	1,290
Sam D. Panter Elementary School	179	17.3%	1,032
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	163	17.4%	939
Dallas Elementary School	157	15.9%	990
Union Elementary School	132	14.3%	922
New Georgia Elementary School	131	15.5%	844