How many students were enrolled in ninth grade in Fulton County in 2022-23 school year?

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By North Fulton Today

Nov 18, 2024

There were 24,234 ninth grade students enrolled in Fulton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Westlake High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 1,346 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Fulton County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Fulton County ranked second in enrollment numbers, with a total of 271,413 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked second 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.

Fulton County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Ninth Grade Enrollment in Fulton County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Westlake High School	1,346	28.6%	4,708
North Atlanta High School	1,196	26%	4,608
Creekside High School	1,160	33.5%	3,463
Roswell High School	1,130	26.9%	4,194
Langston Hughes High School	1,114	28.6%	3,897
Alpharetta High School	1,044	24.2%	4,316
Centennial High School	996	28.2%	3,538
Banneker High School	952	30.3%	3,137
Midtown High School	941	29.5%	3,190
Riverwood International Charter School	940	27.4%	3,434
Milton High School	930	22.9%	4,066
Johns Creek High School	905	23.5%	3,849
Chattahoochee High School	893	24.1%	3,698
Tri-Cities High School	876	30.6%	2,862
Cambridge High School	852	24.5%	3,481
Maynard Jackson High School	848	29.2%	2,908
Innovation Academy	791	35.2%	2,245
Frederick Douglass High School	776	36.2%	2,143
Benjamin E. Mays High School	772	29.9%	2,582
Northview High School	761	22.8%	3,342
D. M. Therrell High School	638	33.6%	1,899
North Springs High School	600	23.7%	2,527
South Atlanta High School	586	32.3%	1,813
Booker T. Washington High School	501	31.3%	1,602
Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School	478	30.1%	1,590
Hapeville Charter Career Academy	397	29.9%	1,326
G.W. Carver High School Early College	385	34.7%	1,108
Global Impact Academy	312	36.7%	851
Carver High School	237	27.8%	854
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	187	42.6%	439
Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence	162	12.6%	1,282
Corretta Scott King Young Womens' Leadership Academy	145	22.9%	633
Skyview High School	139	23.4%	594
Atlanta Classical Academy	104	7.7%	1,350
Fulton Leadership Academy	59	12.9%	457
B.E.S.T. Academy	58	12.7%	458
Hillside Conant School	23	31.9%	72
Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys	0	0%	591
Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls	0	0%	588
Independence High School	0	0%	350