NE Atlanta News

There were 9,102 seventh grade students enrolled in Forsyth County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Lakeside Middle School welcomed the largest number of seventh grade students among county schools, registering 1,057 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Forsyth County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Forsyth County ranked sixth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 105,657 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked sixth 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
Lakeside Middle School	1,057	35.6%	2,972
Riverwatch Middle School	1,017	32.8%	3,096
South Forsyth Middle School	1,000	35.3%	2,835
Hendricks Middle School	898	33.2%	2,704
North Forsyth Middle School	871	36.4%	2,394
DeSana Middle School	812	33.4%	2,430
Vickery Creek Middle School	748	36.4%	2,053
Liberty Middle School	712	34.3%	2,078
Otwell Middle School	703	33.8%	2,077
Piney Grove Middle School	699	33.9%	2,059
Little Mill Middle School	585	31.9%	1,836