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How many students were enrolled in first grade in Newton County 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 2,621 first grade students enrolled in Newton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Flint Hill Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 292 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Newton County ranked 23rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 35,984 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 23rd 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.

Newton County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

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

School name# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Flint Hill Elementary School29218.2%1,606
South Salem Elementary School24315.5%1,571
Live Oak Elementary School24114.6%1,648
Oak Hill Elementary School21518.1%1,191
West Newton Elementary School21017.6%1,190
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett20911%1,898
Middle Ridge Elementary School18617.6%1,054
Fairview Elementary School18617.9%1,038
Rocky Plains Elementary School17816.3%1,095
East Newton Elementary School16215.7%1,031
Heard-Mixon Elementary School15619.5%802
Livingston Elementary School12216%763
Porterdale Elementary School11516.2%708
Mansfield Elementary School10614.9%713

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