NW Georgia News

There were 1,531 second grade students enrolled in Walker County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Cherokee Ridge Elementary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 219 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cherokee Ridge Elementary School	219	20.4%	1,074
Chickamauga Elementary School	181	16.3%	1,109
Rossville Elementary School	175	22.3%	783
Rock Spring Elementary School	154	21.2%	726
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School	150	16.8%	895
Gilbert Elementary School	145	16%	909
Stone Creek Elementary School	122	15.5%	787
North LaFayette Elementary School	121	15.8%	765
Naomi Elementary School	94	16%	588
Fairyland Elementary School	86	17.1%	504
Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	84	6.6%	1,274