NW Atlanta News

There were 2,789 eighth grade students enrolled in Bartow County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Cartersville Middle School welcomed the largest number of eighth grade students among county schools, registering 691 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Bartow County ranked 24th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 35,185 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 24th 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cartersville Middle School	691	33.5%	2,065
Cass Middle School	649	36.7%	1,766
Adairsville Middle School	558	33.2%	1,680
Woodland Middle School at Euharlee	501	36.4%	1,377
Red Top Middle School	390	34.3%	1,138