Savannah Standard

There were 6,997 ninth grade students enrolled in Chatham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

New Hampstead High School welcomed the largest number of ninth grade students among county schools, registering 926 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
New Hampstead High School	926	33.6%	2,760
Groves High School	863	44.6%	1,935
Jenkins High School	843	38.4%	2,195
Windsor Forest High School	828	42.5%	1,949
Beach High School	744	41.9%	1,775
Johnson High School	596	39.7%	1,502
The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High	549	40.2%	1,367
Islands High School	496	29.2%	1,697
Savannah Arts Academy	452	25.1%	1,798
Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School	343	25.9%	1,324
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	221	15.6%	1,416
Savannah Early College High School	76	26.2%	290
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School	49	39.2%	125
UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center	11	25%	44
School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	0	0%	1,187