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2022-23 School Year Enrollment: 541 first grade students welcomed in Butts County schools

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 541 first grade students enrolled in Butts County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Stark Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 217 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Butts County ranked 80th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,735 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 83rd 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.

Butts County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003004005006007002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

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

School name# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Stark Elementary School21718.6%1,164
Jackson Elementary School16716.9%991
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School15716.1%973

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