NW Georgia News

There were 1,571 first grade students enrolled in Walker County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Cherokee Ridge Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 207 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Walker County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 11th grade.

Statewide, Walker County ranked 39th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 18,643 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 40th 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
Cherokee Ridge Elementary School	207	19.3%	1,074
Chickamauga Elementary School	200	18%	1,109
Gilbert Elementary School	175	19.3%	909
Stone Creek Elementary School	149	18.9%	787
North LaFayette Elementary School	146	19.1%	765
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School	146	16.3%	895
Rossville Elementary School	139	17.8%	783
Naomi Elementary School	119	20.2%	588
Rock Spring Elementary School	109	15%	726
Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	91	7.1%	1,274
Fairyland Elementary School	90	17.9%	504