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There were 4,434 eighth grade students in Douglas County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 4,434 eighth grade students enrolled in Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Chapel Hill Middle School welcomed the largest number of eighth grade students among county schools, registering 757 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

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

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

School name# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Chapel Hill Middle School75734.4%2,203
Mason Creek Middle School62635.5%1,765
Factory Shoals Middle School59635.4%1,682
Turner Middle School53736.3%1,481
Chestnut Log Middle School53336.7%1,452
Yeager Middle School42439%1,088
Stewart Middle School39935.8%1,115
Fairplay Middle School39437.1%1,063
Brighten Academy16810.4%1,609

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