Columbia County schools welcomed 4,127 kindergarten students in 2022-23 school year

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By East Central Georgia News

Sep 17, 2024

There were 4,127 kindergarten students enrolled in Columbia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Cedar Ridge Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 356 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Columbia County ranked 13th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 58,174 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 15th 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.

Columbia County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

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

School name	# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	356	15.8%	2,259
Baker Place Elementary School	325	17.1%	1,896
Grovetown Elementary School	309	16.9%	1,831
Lewiston Elementary School	271	15.4%	1,756
North Harlem Elementary School	268	16.5%	1,626
Evans Elementary School	256	15.3%	1,673
Stevens Creek Elementary School	250	15%	1,666
Martinez Elementary School	247	16.6%	1,488
River Ridge Elementary School	247	15.7%	1,577
Parkway Elementary School	229	15.1%	1,517
Euchee Creek Elementary School	223	18.2%	1,222
Brookwood Elementary School	204	16%	1,274
Blue Ridge Elementary School	193	16.1%	1,196
Greenbrier Elementary School	189	14.6%	1,294
Riverside Elementary School	175	12.6%	1,384
SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning	132	11.7%	1,133
South Columbia Elementary School	130	15.5%	839
North Columbia Elementary School	123	14.9%	825