Georgia Mountain News

There were 595 first grade students enrolled in Dawson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Robinson Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 173 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Dawson County ranked 71st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,526 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 73rd 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
Robinson Elementary School	173	14.6%	1,181
Black's Mill Elementary School	148	17%	873
Kilough Elementary School	138	17.5%	787
Riverview Elementary School	136	17.9%	760