Savannah Standard

There were 5,388 seventh grade students enrolled in Chatham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

West Chatham Middle School welcomed the largest number of seventh grade students among county schools, registering 647 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.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	# of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
West Chatham Middle School	647	33.6%	1,926
Southwest Middle School	491	32.5%	1,510
The STEM Academy at Bartlett	466	35.3%	1,321
Coastal Middle School	376	33.9%	1,109
DeRenne Middle School	336	31.6%	1,063
Myers Middle School	328	35.3%	928
Oglethorpe Charter School	308	25.5%	1,206
Hubert Middle School	307	33.7%	912
Mercer Middle School	282	35.1%	804
Rice Creek School	264	11.8%	2,244
Hesse School	228	11.7%	1,950
Godley Station School	215	9.7%	2,208
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	215	14.5%	1,485
New Hampstead K-8 School	195	11.9%	1,635
Isle of Hope School	182	15.8%	1,149
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	148	10.5%	1,416
Georgetown School	123	12.1%	1,019
Tybee Island Maritime Academy School	96	11.5%	835
Ellis Elementary School	67	8.5%	788
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	61	9.2%	666
UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center	22	50%	44
School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	0	0%	1,187