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Rockdale County schools welcomed 2,037 first grade students in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

There were 2,037 first grade students enrolled in Rockdale County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Hicks Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 298 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Rockdale County ranked 27th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 30,492 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 26th 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.

Rockdale County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

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

School name# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Hicks Elementary School29816.5%1,809
Shoal Creek Elementary School21617%1,272
Lorraine Elementary School20618%1,142
House Elementary School19516.9%1,156
Pine Street Elementary School18215.1%1,206
Sims Elementary School16217.6%919
Flat Shoals Elementary School16114.2%1,135
Peek's Chapel Elementary School16016%1,003
Barksdale Elementary School16017.3%926
Hightower Trail Elementary School15215.5%979
Honey Creek Elementary School14516.2%895

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