Coastal GA News

There were 1,896 fifth grade students enrolled in Glynn County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Sterling Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 251 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sterling Elementary School	251	18.5%	1,359
Satilla Marsh Elementary School	241	17.1%	1,411
Greer Elementary School	205	18%	1,142
Glyndale Elementary School	203	17.6%	1,151
Golden Isles Elementary School	202	17.7%	1,144
Oglethorpe Point Elementary School	192	18.9%	1,017
Altama Elementary School	167	15.5%	1,078
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School	163	15.3%	1,063
St. Simons Elementary School	149	15.8%	945
Goodyear Elementary School	123	13.9%	885