NW Georgia News

There were 1,004 first grade students enrolled in Murray County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Chatsworth Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 185 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Murray County ranked 51st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,081 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 50th 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
Chatsworth Elementary School	185	15.3%	1,213
Coker Elementary School	181	15.2%	1,194
Northwest Elementary School	179	16.4%	1,091
Spring Place Elementary School	172	15.5%	1,113
Eton Elementary School	154	15.4%	1,003
Woodlawn Elementary School	133	13.5%	985