NC Georgia News

There were 1,744 fifth grade students enrolled in Troup County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Franklin Forest Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 259 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Troup County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Troup County ranked 34th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 23,246 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 34th 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Franklin Forest Elementary School	259	19.7%	1,314
Long Cane Elementary School	216	19.9%	1,084
Clearview Elementary School	184	15.9%	1,156
Callaway Elementary School	183	16.1%	1,138
Rosemont Elementary School	179	16.8%	1,065
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School	164	15%	1,092
Hollis Hand Elementary School	150	14.9%	1,010
West Point Elementary School	120	15.6%	771
Hogansville Elementary School	116	14.6%	792
Hillcrest Elementary School	103	15.7%	655
Berta Weathersbee Elementary School	70	14.5%	484