Georgia Mountain News

There were 867 fourth grade students enrolled in Habersham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Level Grove Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fourth grade students among county schools, registering 166 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Habersham County ranked 50th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,090 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 51st 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Level Grove Elementary School	166	14.7%	1,131
Cornelia Elementary School	153	16.8%	911
Demorest Elementary School	149	14.3%	1,040
Fairview Elementary School	134	14.9%	900
Clarkesville Elementary School	112	14.2%	790
Woodville Elementary School	77	17.5%	441
Hazel Grove Elementary School	76	14.2%	535