August 11, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Enrollment in the DeKalb County School System is down by 37 students compared to last year at this time.
Comparing the numbers for the first full week of school, total enrollment from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade district wide is 3,007 as of Thursday (August 11), down from 3,044 last year. Two years ago (2020) the total enrollment for the first week of school was 2,881.
According to Attendance Supervisor Joey Reeder, the numbers are down by 33 students at both DCHS and at DeKalb Middle School and down by 1 student at Northside Elementary. Enrollment is up by 7 students at Smithville Elementary and 22 students at DeKalb West School.
The largest class by grade district-wide is the second grade with 253 students. The smallest class district-wide other than the pre-K classes is eighth grade at 203 students.
As of Thursday, August 11 enrollment at each school is as follows compared to last year:
DCHS: 857 (down by 33 students)
DeKalb Middle School: 544 (down by 33 students)
Northside Elementary: 577 (down by 1student)
Smithville Elementary: 581 (up by 7 students)
DeKalb West School: 447 (up by 22 students)
The following is the current enrollment by grade system-wide:
Pre-K: Smithville Elementary-72
Pre-K: DeKalb West-20
Kindergarten: 216
First Grade: 236
Second Grade: 253
Third Grade: 225
Fourth Grade: 242
Fifth Grade: 221
Sixth Grade: 232
Seventh Grade: 229
Eighth Grade: 203
Ninth Grade: 226
Tenth Grade: 205
Eleventh Grade: 222
Twelfth Grade: 205
TOTAL ENROLLMENT DISTRICT-WIDE: 3,007
Reeder also provided numbers on how the enrollment has been trending over the last nine years district-wide
Year 2014: 3,005 students
2015: 3,015 students (up by 10 students)
2016: 2,950 students (down by 65 students)
2017: 3,039 students (up by 89 students)
2018: 2,993 students (down by 46 students)
2019: 2,999 students (up by 6 students)
2020: 2,881 students (down by 118 students)
2021: 3,044 students (up by 163 students)
2022: 3,007 students (down by 37 students)