Savannah Standard

There were 5,635 eighth grade students enrolled in Chatham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

West Chatham Middle School welcomed the largest number of eighth grade students among county schools, registering 716 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
West Chatham Middle School	716	37.2%	1,926
Southwest Middle School	565	37.4%	1,510
DeRenne Middle School	408	38.4%	1,063
Coastal Middle School	405	36.5%	1,109
The STEM Academy at Bartlett	385	29.1%	1,321
Myers Middle School	372	40.1%	928
Hubert Middle School	343	37.6%	912
Rice Creek School	320	14.3%	2,244
Oglethorpe Charter School	306	25.4%	1,206
Mercer Middle School	270	33.6%	804
Hesse School	225	11.5%	1,950
Godley Station School	220	10%	2,208
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	208	14%	1,485
New Hampstead K-8 School	197	12%	1,635
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	166	11.7%	1,416
Georgetown School	133	13.1%	1,019
Isle of Hope School	131	11.4%	1,149
Tybee Island Maritime Academy School	94	11.3%	835
Ellis Elementary School	62	7.9%	788
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	53	8%	666
UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center	11	25%	44
School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	0	0%	1,187