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There were 4,317 second grade students enrolled in Richmond County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Richmond Hill K-8 welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 194 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.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	# of 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Richmond Hill K-8	194	8.5%	2,277
Belair K-8 School	188	9.4%	1,992
Walker Traditional Elementary School	188	16.3%	1,154
Sue Reynolds Elementary School	180	15.5%	1,162
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School	175	24.3%	719
Warren Road Elementary School	169	15.3%	1,105
Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics	166	8.7%	1,905
Wheeless Road Elementary School	165	16.2%	1,016
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School	156	16.6%	939
Meadowbrook Elementary School	152	17%	893
Merry Elementary School	137	19.9%	689
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School	134	16.2%	828
Deer Chase Elementary School	133	13.1%	1,017
Gracewood Elementary School	132	14.2%	930
Freedom Park Elementary School	126	10.7%	1,177
McBean Elementary School	126	19.4%	651
Diamond Lakes Elementary School	124	14.5%	857
Garrett Elementary School	124	19.2%	646
Goshen Elementary School	123	15.6%	788
Glenn Hills Elementary School	121	17.8%	680
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	117	14.4%	813
Monte Sano Elementary School	116	15.6%	745
Barton Chapel Elementary School	114	15.7%	726
Copeland Elementary School	112	16.2%	693
Jenkins-White Elementary School	109	16.2%	671
Jamestown Elementary School	100	14.2%	703
Bayvale Elementary School	97	15.1%	644
Tobacco Road Elementary School	95	12.1%	782
Hephzibah Elementary School	95	14.4%	662
Lamar - Milledge Elementary School	94	17.1%	551
Terrace Manor Elementary School	88	18.5%	476
Willis Foreman Elementary School	86	14.4%	596
Blythe Elementary School	81	14.6%	554