Coweta County schools welcomed 3,511 kindergarten students in 2022-23 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

By NC Georgia News

Sep 16, 2024

There were 3,511 kindergarten students enrolled in Coweta County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Newnan Crossing Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 341 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Coweta County ranked 17th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 46,985 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 17th 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.

Coweta County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Kindergarten Enrollment in Coweta County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Newnan Crossing Elementary School	341	19.5%	1,745
Welch Elementary School	273	15.8%	1,723
Brooks Elementary School	233	15.2%	1,530
White Oak Elementary School	223	16.4%	1,356
Canongate Elementary School	221	17.2%	1,282
Coweta Charter Academy	209	13.4%	1,562
Willis Road Elementary School	205	14.6%	1,401
Eastside Elementary School	187	17.4%	1,077
Moreland Elementary School	174	17.5%	993
Western Elementary School	156	20.5%	762
Poplar Road Elementary School	154	14.9%	1,032
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School	148	17%	873
Elm Street Elementary School	126	13.9%	904
Arnco-Sargent Elementary School	121	17.5%	693
Northside Elementary School	120	16.9%	711
Thomas Crossroads Elementary School	119	16.1%	738
Ruth Hill Elementary School	113	16.1%	702
Arbor Springs Elementary School	112	14.7%	764
Odyssey Charter School	107	15.8%	679
Atkinson Elementary School	105	15.8%	664
Glanton Elementary School	64	13.5%	473