Georgia Mountain News

There were 962 fifth grade students enrolled in Habersham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Demorest Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 179 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Demorest Elementary School	179	17.2%	1,040
Level Grove Elementary School	162	14.3%	1,131
Cornelia Elementary School	160	17.6%	911
Fairview Elementary School	157	17.4%	900
Clarkesville Elementary School	114	14.4%	790
Hazel Grove Elementary School	110	20.6%	535
Woodville Elementary School	80	18.1%	441