NW Georgia News

There were 1,517 first grade students enrolled in Catoosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Battlefield Primary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 293 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Catoosa County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Catoosa County ranked 36th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 20,149 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 36th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Battlefield Primary School	293	35%	836
Ringgold Primary School	289	31.9%	905
Boynton Elementary School	196	17%	1,156
Graysville Elementary School	193	16.3%	1,185
West Side Elementary School	152	16.4%	929
Tiger Creek Elementary School	152	17.3%	877
Woodstation Elementary School	135	18.4%	734
Cloud Springs Elementary School	107	19.3%	553
Battlefield Elementary School	0	0%	855
Ringgold Elementary School	0	0%	885