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2022-23 School Year Enrollment: 2,692 fifth grade students welcomed in Newton County schools

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

There were 2,692 fifth grade students enrolled in Newton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

South Salem Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 306 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

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

School name# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
South Salem Elementary School30619.5%1,571
Live Oak Elementary School29217.7%1,648
West Newton Elementary School22418.8%1,190
Flint Hill Elementary School21913.6%1,606
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett21411.3%1,898
Oak Hill Elementary School21217.8%1,191
Fairview Elementary School19919.2%1,038
Rocky Plains Elementary School19417.7%1,095
East Newton Elementary School17817.3%1,031
Livingston Elementary School16421.5%763
Middle Ridge Elementary School15514.7%1,054
Porterdale Elementary School11616.4%708
Heard-Mixon Elementary School11614.5%802
Mansfield Elementary School10314.4%713

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