West Atlanta News

There were 3,721 12th grade students enrolled in Douglas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Douglas County High School welcomed the largest number of 12th grade students among county schools, registering 849 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Douglas County High School	849	22.1%	3,842
Alexander High School	846	23.4%	3,611
New Manchester High School	770	20.7%	3,715
Chapel Hill High School	652	20.5%	3,187
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School	604	20.7%	2,923