Rome Reporter

There were 896 first grade students enrolled in Gordon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 39.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Sonoraville Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 180 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Gordon County ranked 42nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 17,707 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 37th 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
Sonoraville Elementary School	180	16.4%	1,099
Red Bud Elementary School	161	17.1%	942
Tolbert Elementary School	160	16.6%	961
Belwood Elementary School	160	18.2%	880
Swain Elementary School	137	19.5%	701
Fairmount Elementary School	98	13.9%	706
Calhoun Elementary School	0	0%	1,774