NW Atlanta News

There were 41,851 students enrolled in Cherokee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county's student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 61.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Cherokee County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 22.2%, 7.9% African American students, 5.6% multiracial students and 2.2% Asian students.

Cherokee High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Cherokee County's 38 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 2,872 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Cherokee High School	2,860	2,872	0.4%
Etowah High School	2,385	2,412	1.1%
Creekview High School	2,025	2,082	2.8%
Sequoyah High School	2,014	2,045	1.5%
Woodstock High School	2,080	2,020	-2.9%
River Ridge High School	1,885	1,895	0.5%
E. T. Booth Middle School	1,699	1,652	-2.8%
Teasley Middle School	1,714	1,614	-5.8%
Creekland Middle School	1,491	1,506	1%
Dean Rusk Middle School	1,503	1,458	-3%
Mill Creek Middle School	1,350	1,335	-1.1%
Little River Elementary School	1,291	1,263	-2.2%
Avery Elementary School	1,071	1,125	5%
Woodstock Elementary School	1,099	1,121	2%
Clark Creek Elementary School	1,085	1,094	0.8%
Woodstock Middle School	1,092	1,063	-2.7%
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School	943	975	3.4%
Bascomb Elementary School	972	966	-0.6%
Liberty Elementary School	1,013	959	-5.3%
R. M. Moore Elementary School	890	944	6.1%
Freedom Middle School	964	928	-3.7%
Hickory Flat Elementary School	885	903	2%
J. Knox Elementary School	880	882	0.2%
Carmel Elementary School	954	878	-8%
Indian Knoll Elementary School	874	863	-1.3%
Arnold Mill Elementary School	807	799	-1%
Macedonia Elementary School	774	736	-4.9%
Sixes Elementary School	712	724	1.7%
Holly Springs Elementary School	723	723	0%
Boston Elementary School	611	623	2%
Cherokee Charter Academy	660	611	-7.4%
Ball Ground Elementary School	540	563	4.3%
Oak Grove Elementary School	471	486	3.2%
Johnston Elementary School	464	447	-3.7%
Mountain Road Elementary School	416	406	-2.4%
Clayton Elementary School	281	308	9.6%
Free Home Elementary School	309	305	-1.3%
iGrad Virtual Academy School	175	265	51.4%