NW Georgia News

There were 1,628 ninth grade students enrolled in Walker County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Ridgeland High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 742 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ridgeland High School	742	29.8%	2,494
LaFayette High School	699	30.5%	2,290
Gordon Lee High School	187	23%	812