Savannah Standard

There were 5,120 sixth grade students enrolled in Chatham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Oglethorpe Charter School welcomed the largest number of sixth grade students among county schools, registering 592 students during the 2022-23 school year.

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

Statewide, Chatham County ranked ninth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 68,856 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked ninth the year before.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 16:1. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	# of 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Oglethorpe Charter School	592	49.1%	1,206
West Chatham Middle School	563	29.2%	1,926
The STEM Academy at Bartlett	470	35.6%	1,321
Southwest Middle School	454	30.1%	1,510
Coastal Middle School	328	29.6%	1,109
DeRenne Middle School	319	30%	1,063
Hubert Middle School	262	28.7%	912
Mercer Middle School	252	31.3%	804
Rice Creek School	246	11%	2,244
Myers Middle School	228	24.6%	928
Godley Station School	212	9.6%	2,208
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	205	13.8%	1,485
Hesse School	185	9.5%	1,950
New Hampstead K-8 School	177	10.8%	1,635
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	123	8.7%	1,416
Georgetown School	110	10.8%	1,019
Isle of Hope School	107	9.3%	1,149
Tybee Island Maritime Academy School	101	12.1%	835
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	84	12.6%	666
Ellis Elementary School	74	9.4%	788
School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	0	0%	1,187
UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center	0	0%	44