West Atlanta News

There were 4,829 ninth grade students enrolled in Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

New Manchester High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 1,135 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.

School name	# of 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
New Manchester High School	1,135	30.6%	3,715
Douglas County High School	1,020	26.5%	3,842
Alexander High School	937	25.9%	3,611
Chapel Hill High School	897	28.1%	3,187
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School	840	28.7%	2,923