How many students were enrolled in first grade in Douglas County in 2022-23 school year?

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

By West Atlanta News

Sep 24, 2024

There were 3,649 first grade students enrolled in Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

New Manchester Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 271 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Douglas County ranked 16th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 51,616 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 16th 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.

Douglas County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

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

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
New Manchester Elementary School	271	15.9%	1,701
Bill Arp Elementary School	224	18.3%	1,225
Chapel Hill Elementary School	197	15.1%	1,302
Factory Shoals Elementary School	192	15.9%	1,204
South Douglas Elementary School	184	17.5%	1,049
Mason Creek Elementary School	174	15.6%	1,113
Lithia Springs Elementary School	174	17%	1,021
Arbor Station Elementary School	173	15.2%	1,141
Holly Springs Elementary School	173	15.3%	1,130
North Douglas Elementary School	171	16.7%	1,021
Brighten Academy	168	10.4%	1,609
Sweetwater Elementary School	168	18%	933
Mirror Lake Elementary School	160	15.2%	1,052
Mount Carmel Elementary School	160	18.6%	859
Beulah Elementary School	157	17.3%	906
Bright Star Elementary School	154	17.8%	864
Burnett Elementary School	149	19%	785
D.E.L.T.A. Steam Academy	139	24.4%	569
Eastside Elementary School	136	14.8%	917
Annette Winn Elementary School	114	17.4%	656
Winston Elementary School	110	17.2%	641
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School	101	12.8%	791