Georgia Mountain News

There were 549 fifth grade students enrolled in Dawson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Robinson Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 185 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Robinson Elementary School	185	15.7%	1,181
Black's Mill Elementary School	139	15.9%	873
Kilough Elementary School	115	14.6%	787
Riverview Elementary School	110	14.5%	760