There were 14,833 sixth grade students in DeKalb County schools in 2022-23 school year

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By DeKalb GA News

Oct 28, 2024

There were 14,833 sixth grade students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Sequoyah Middle School welcomed the largest number of sixth grade students among county schools, registering 1,115 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within DeKalb County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, DeKalb County ranked fourth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 197,406 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked fourth 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.

DeKalb County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Sixth Grade Enrollment in DeKalb County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sequoyah Middle School	1,115	31.6%	3,529
Renfroe Middle School	904	34%	2,655
Henderson Middle School	873	30.9%	2,824
Peachtree Middle School	853	33.2%	2,571
Lithonia Middle School	785	32.4%	2,421
Freedom Middle School	751	32.8%	2,290
Tucker Middle School	742	31.1%	2,385
Stone Mountain Middle School	726	33.9%	2,143
Druid Hills Middle School	642	33.5%	1,916
Salem Middle School	615	31.1%	1,975
McNair Middle School	542	32.2%	1,683
The Champion Middle Theme School	525	35.4%	1,483
Cedar Grove Middle School	514	33.3%	1,544
Stephenson Middle School	496	31%	1,602
Chamblee Middle School	483	24.7%	1,955
Miller Grove Middle School	449	31.2%	1,439
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School	448	31.5%	1,421
Redan Middle School	429	32%	1,339
Chapel Hill Middle School	388	28%	1,384
Columbia Middle School	359	30.5%	1,176
Kittredge Magnet School	336	33.7%	998
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy	298	16.1%	1,850
DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts	195	16.8%	1,158
GLOBE Academy Charter School I	192	9.2%	2,085
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School	189	25.7%	736
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School	179	11.7%	1,527
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter	145	13.2%	1,095
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	142	36.5%	389
Museum School Avondale Estates	140	12%	1,166
Ivy Preparatory Academy, Inc.	133	15.3%	868
Tapestry Public Charter School	105	17.8%	590
Leadership Preparatory Academy	55	10.4%	530
Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School	48	15.4%	311
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf	26	12.7%	205
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School	11	29.7%	37
DeKalb Alternative School	0	0%	316
East DeKalb Special Education Center	0	0%	10
UHS of Laurel Heights	0	0%	44