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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.

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hicks Elementary School	298	16.5%	1,809
Shoal Creek Elementary School	216	17%	1,272
Lorraine Elementary School	206	18%	1,142
House Elementary School	195	16.9%	1,156
Pine Street Elementary School	182	15.1%	1,206
Sims Elementary School	162	17.6%	919
Flat Shoals Elementary School	161	14.2%	1,135
Peek's Chapel Elementary School	160	16%	1,003
Barksdale Elementary School	160	17.3%	926
Hightower Trail Elementary School	152	15.5%	979
Honey Creek Elementary School	145	16.2%	895