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Camden County schools welcomed 1,558 ninth grade students in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

There were 1,558 ninth grade students enrolled in Camden County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Camden County High School was the only school in the county during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Camden County ranked 40th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 18,413 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 41st 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.

Camden County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Ninth Grade Enrollment in Camden County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of 9th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Camden County High School1,55829.7%5,253

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