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660 students were enrolled in kindergarten in Banks County schools during 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

There were 660 kindergarten students enrolled in Banks County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Banks County Primary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 496 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Banks County ranked 84th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,413 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 89th 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.

Banks County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003004005006007002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Kindergarten Enrollment in Banks County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Banks County Primary School49635.6%1,393
Baldwin Elementary School16421.4%765
Banks County Elementary School00%1,281

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