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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.

School name	# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Salem Elementary School	306	19.5%	1,571
Live Oak Elementary School	292	17.7%	1,648
West Newton Elementary School	224	18.8%	1,190
Flint Hill Elementary School	219	13.6%	1,606
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett	214	11.3%	1,898
Oak Hill Elementary School	212	17.8%	1,191
Fairview Elementary School	199	19.2%	1,038
Rocky Plains Elementary School	194	17.7%	1,095
East Newton Elementary School	178	17.3%	1,031
Livingston Elementary School	164	21.5%	763
Middle Ridge Elementary School	155	14.7%	1,054
Porterdale Elementary School	116	16.4%	708
Heard-Mixon Elementary School	116	14.5%	802
Mansfield Elementary School	103	14.4%	713