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There were 747 first grade students enrolled in Harris County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Park Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 203 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Harris County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 11th grade.

Statewide, Harris County ranked 56th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 10,637 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 56th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Park Elementary School	203	21.4%	948
Pine Ridge Elementary School	188	17.2%	1,090
Mulberry Creek Elementary School	182	18.9%	964
New Mountain Hill Elementary School	174	20%	869
Creekside School	0	0%	1,706