Houston County schools welcomed 4,236 kindergarten students in 2022-23 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

By Warner Robins Today

Sep 17, 2024

There were 4,236 kindergarten students enrolled in Houston County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

David A. Perdue Primary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 359 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Houston County ranked 12th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 58,772 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 12th 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.

Houston County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Kindergarten Enrollment in Houston County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
David A. Perdue Primary School	359	31.3%	1,148
Lake Joy Primary School	354	31.6%	1,122
C. B. Watson Primary School	348	37.6%	925
Bonaire Primary School	308	30.1%	1,022
Matthew Arthur Elementary School	251	15%	1,670
Langston Road Elementary School	234	14.1%	1,657
Quail Run Elementary School	222	18.8%	1,178
Eagle Springs Elementary School	217	16.4%	1,324
Northside Elementary School	211	21%	1,005
Parkwood Elementary School	209	16.6%	1,258
Russell Elementary School	203	17%	1,195
Centerville Elementary School	194	16.6%	1,170
Kings Chapel Elementary School	191	16.2%	1,182
Shirley Hills Elementary School	180	18.5%	972
Miller Elementary School	157	16%	984
Hilltop Elementary School	153	13.7%	1,117
Westside Elementary School	150	14.4%	1,045
Morningside Elementary School	149	16.5%	904
Tucker Elementary School	146	17.4%	841
Bonaire Elementary School	0	0%	1,063
David A. Perdue Elementary School	0	0%	1,248
Lake Joy Elementary School	0	0%	1,399
Pearl Stephens Elementary School	0	0%	918