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There were 4,842 first grade students enrolled in Richmond County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Belair K-8 School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 222 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Richmond County ranked 14th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 57,809 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 13th the year before.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 16:1. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Belair K-8 School	222	11.1%	1,992
Sue Reynolds Elementary School	213	18.3%	1,162
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School	205	21.8%	939
Wheeless Road Elementary School	204	20.1%	1,016
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School	200	27.8%	719
Walker Traditional Elementary School	184	15.9%	1,154
Richmond Hill K-8	175	7.7%	2,277
Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics	172	9%	1,905
Warren Road Elementary School	171	15.5%	1,105
Deer Chase Elementary School	164	16.1%	1,017
Freedom Park Elementary School	163	13.8%	1,177
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School	160	19.3%	828
Tobacco Road Elementary School	156	19.9%	782
Monte Sano Elementary School	152	20.4%	745
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	148	18.2%	813
Gracewood Elementary School	144	15.5%	930
Barton Chapel Elementary School	144	19.8%	726
Glenn Hills Elementary School	136	20%	680
Diamond Lakes Elementary School	130	15.2%	857
Jenkins-White Elementary School	130	19.4%	671
Jamestown Elementary School	129	18.3%	703
Goshen Elementary School	125	15.9%	788
Meadowbrook Elementary School	124	13.9%	893
Hephzibah Elementary School	123	18.6%	662
Bayvale Elementary School	120	18.6%	644
Lamar - Milledge Elementary School	117	21.2%	551
Merry Elementary School	116	16.8%	689
McBean Elementary School	110	16.9%	651
Copeland Elementary School	108	15.6%	693
Willis Foreman Elementary School	108	18.1%	596
Garrett Elementary School	102	15.8%	646
Terrace Manor Elementary School	99	20.8%	476
Blythe Elementary School	88	15.9%	554