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There were 843 fifth grade students enrolled in Harris County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Creekside School was the only school in the county to welcome fifth grade 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Creekside School	843	49.4%	1,706
Pine Ridge Elementary School	0	0%	1,090
Mulberry Creek Elementary School	0	0%	964
Park Elementary School	0	0%	948
New Mountain Hill Elementary School	0	0%	869