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2022-23 School Year Enrollment: 3,780 eighth grade students welcomed in Coweta County schools

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 3,780 eighth grade students enrolled in Coweta County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Blake Bass Middle School welcomed the largest number of eighth grade students among county schools, registering 580 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

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Eighth Grade Enrollment in Coweta County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Blake Bass Middle School58032.3%1,797
Lee Middle School54336.4%1,492
East Coweta Middle School53933.9%1,589
Arnall Middle School53037.2%1,424
Madras Middle School51133.8%1,510
Evans Middle School50932.9%1,545
Smokey Road Middle School44137.1%1,189
Coweta Charter Academy744.7%1,562
Odyssey Charter School537.8%679

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