NC Georgia News

There were 4,277 ninth grade students enrolled in Coweta County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

East Coweta High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 1,835 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.

School name	# of 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
East Coweta High School	1,835	29%	6,324
Newnan High School	1,227	26.8%	4,578
Northgate High School	1,215	31.4%	3,873