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There were 4,325 kindergarten students enrolled in Muscogee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Mathews Elementary School and North Columbus Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 212 students each during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Muscogee County ranked 15th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 57,113 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 14th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mathews Elementary School	212	15.3%	1,382
North Columbus Elementary School	212	15.1%	1,408
Midland Academy	191	16.5%	1,161
Clubview Elementary School	187	17.6%	1,060
Eagle Ridge Academy	182	16.2%	1,126
Dorothy Height Elementary School	171	19.3%	886
Waddell Elementary School	168	18.2%	923
Allen Elementary School	150	16.9%	885
Brewer Elementary School	149	16.2%	920
Wesley Heights Elementary School	147	20.1%	733
Gentian Elementary School	145	15.3%	946
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy	136	13.5%	1,005
Lonnie Jackson Academy	135	19.4%	696
St. Marys Video and Communication Technology	134	15.3%	878
Rigdon Road Elementary School	133	20%	665
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	131	14.2%	925
Blanchard Elementary School	126	13.9%	908
River Road Elementary School	125	17.2%	726
Reese Road Leadership Academy	123	15.7%	785
Georgetown Elementary School	118	14.9%	792
Johnson Elementary School	115	17.1%	672
Forrest Road Elementary School	114	18.9%	603
Wynnton Elementary School	112	16.5%	680
Dimon Elementary School	110	16.3%	674
Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy	110	20.6%	535
Hannan Elementary School	108	14%	774
Davis Elementary School	106	16.5%	643
Double Churches Elementary School	102	13%	785
South Columbus Elementary School	101	17.1%	592
Fox Elementary School	97	17.9%	542
Dawson Elementary School	94	18.4%	510
Key Elementary School	81	15.1%	535