There were 33,740 students enrolled in Chatham County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Boys made up 50.7% of the county’s student body, while the other 49.3% were girls.
Data also showed that African American students made up 56.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Chatham County schools, followed by white students with 19.3%, 15.7% Hispanic students, 5.6% multiracial students, 2.6% Asian students and 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native students.
New Hampstead High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Chatham County’s 58 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,367 students.
According to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2025-3 report, over 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with approximately 806,891 students (46.5%) in elementary school, 393,308 (22.7%) in middle school, and 536,379 (30.9%) in high school.
Chronic absenteeism remains a major issue in Georgia schools post-pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. In response, GaDOE launched a statewide initiative including a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and targeted support for high-need districts to boost daily attendance.
In 2025, Georgia lawmakers passed a bill updating school attendance laws to ban expulsion solely for absenteeism. The law also adds new reporting requirements and aligns with programs that help students earn diplomas through alternative paths.
As of 2025, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 14:1, which is better than the national average of 15:1. The state’s best ratios are found in preschool, with an average of 13:1, and in elementary and middle school grades, both at 14:1, while high schools have a higher average ratio of 16:1.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampstead High School | 1,324 | 1,367 | 3.2% |
| Jenkins High School | 1,077 | 1,118 | 3.8% |
| Godley Station School | 1,099 | 1,115 | 1.5% |
| Rice Creek School | 1,125 | 1,098 | -2.4% |
| Groves High School | 943 | 1,010 | 7.1% |
| Windsor Forest High School | 953 | 981 | 2.9% |
| Hesse School | 975 | 962 | -1.3% |
| West Chatham Middle School | 973 | 942 | -3.2% |
| Gould Elementary School | 802 | 885 | 10.3% |
| Beach High School | 861 | 876 | 1.7% |
| Savannah Arts Academy | 893 | 834 | -6.6% |
| New Hampstead K-8 School | 816 | 829 | 1.6% |
| Islands High School | 835 | 805 | -3.6% |
| Johnson High School | 712 | 773 | 8.6% |
| Southwest Middle School | 767 | 754 | -1.7% |
| Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts | 741 | 737 | -0.5% |
| West Chatham Elementary School | 743 | 717 | -3.5% |
| Southwest Elementary School | 706 | 679 | -3.8% |
| Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School | 657 | 671 | 2.1% |
| The STEM Academy at Bartlett | 650 | 656 | 0.9% |
| Heard Elementary School | 585 | 622 | 6.3% |
| White Bluff Elementary School | 622 | 601 | -3.4% |
| Largo-Tibet Elementary School | 546 | 590 | 8.1% |
| The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High | 666 | 586 | -12% |
| Marshpoint Elementary School | 581 | 581 | 0% |
| School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low | 600 | 576 | -4% |
| Garden City Elementary School | 522 | 558 | 6.9% |
| Isle of Hope School | 581 | 549 | -5.5% |
| Oglethorpe Charter School | 601 | 549 | -8.7% |
| Pulaski Elementary SChool | 564 | 523 | -7.3% |
| Georgetown School | 515 | 522 | 1.4% |
| May Howard Elementary School | 485 | 512 | 5.6% |
| Coastal Middle School | 549 | 508 | -7.5% |
| DeRenne Middle School | 533 | 504 | -5.4% |
| Shuman Elementary School | 516 | 486 | -5.8% |
| Otis J. Brock III Elementary School | 504 | 481 | -4.6% |
| Myers Middle School | 466 | 478 | 2.6% |
| Andrea B. Williams Elementary School | 455 | 454 | -0.2% |
| Hubert Middle School | 452 | 438 | -3.1% |
| Jacob G. Smith Elementary School | 435 | 436 | 0.2% |
| Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy | 656 | 434 | -33.8% |
| Gadsden Elementary School | 432 | 433 | 0.2% |
| Tybee Island Maritime Academy School | 414 | 423 | 2.2% |
| Mercer Middle School | 402 | 416 | 3.5% |
| Butler Elementary School | 418 | 409 | -2.2% |
| Windsor Forest Elementary School | 405 | 393 | -3% |
| Ellis Elementary School | 391 | 379 | -3.1% |
| Pooler Elementary School | 377 | 361 | -4.2% |
| Hodge Elementary School | 362 | 343 | -5.2% |
| Haven Elementary School | 357 | 333 | -6.7% |
| Savannah Classical Academy Charter School | 301 | 322 | 7% |
| Susie King Taylor Community School | 289 | 290 | 0.3% |
| Bloomingdale Elementary School | 264 | 265 | 0.4% |
| Henderson E. Formey Jr. Early Learning Center | 190 | 187 | -1.6% |
| Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School | 210 | 180 | -14.3% |
| Savannah Early College High School | 139 | 139 | 0% |
| Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School | 60 | 70 | 16.7% |
| UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center | 34 | 0 | -100% |
