WC Georgia News

There were 825 second grade students enrolled in Harris County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Pine Ridge Elementary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 229 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Pine Ridge Elementary School	229	21%	1,090
Park Elementary School	203	21.4%	948
Mulberry Creek Elementary School	199	20.6%	964
New Mountain Hill Elementary School	194	22.3%	869
Creekside School	0	0%	1,706