Coastal GA News

There were 1,843 kindergarten students enrolled in Glynn County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Satilla Marsh Elementary School welcomed the largest number of kindergarten students among county schools, registering 218 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Glynn County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in second grade.

Statewide, Glynn County ranked 30th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 28,468 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 31st 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Satilla Marsh Elementary School	218	15.5%	1,411
Glyndale Elementary School	212	18.4%	1,151
Sterling Elementary School	210	15.5%	1,359
Altama Elementary School	193	17.9%	1,078
Oglethorpe Point Elementary School	178	17.5%	1,017
Goodyear Elementary School	173	19.5%	885
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School	172	16.2%	1,063
Golden Isles Elementary School	168	14.7%	1,144
Greer Elementary School	168	14.7%	1,142
St. Simons Elementary School	151	16%	945