DeKalb County School System enrollment numbers are down slightly from numbers this time last year, falling the second year in a row from the 2021 total of 3,044 enrolled.
According to enrollment numbers released by the DeKalb County School System from the first week of school, total enrollment from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade was 2,988, down 19 students from 3,007 last year. The 2022 numbers were down 37 students from 2021. In 2013, DeKalb County’s student enrollment district-wide was 3,052 or 64 more than today.
Numbers released by Attendance Supervisor Joey Reeder, DCHS is down this year by 43 students, while Smithville Elementary enrollment was down by 31 students. DeKalb Middle School saw an increase, up 28 students, while Northside is up by 15, and DeKalb West is up by 13.
The largest class size district-wide is fifth grade with 248 students, followed by third grade with 247. The smallest class district-wide, other than the pre-K classes, is 12th grade at 195 students.
Enrollment at each school was reported as follows:
· DCHS: 814
· DeKalb Middle School: 572
· Northside Elementary: 592
· Smithville Elementary: 550
· DeKalb West School: 460
The following is the current enrollment by grade system-wide:
· Pre-K: Smithville Elementary - 85 (up by 13)
· Pre-K: DeKalb West - 15 (down by 5)
· Kindergarten: 214 (down by 2)
· First Grade: 218 (down by 18)
· Second Grade: 230 (down by 23)
· Third Grade: 247 (up by 22)
· Fourth Grade: 211 (down by 31)
· Fifth Grade: 248 (up by 27)
· Sixth Grade: 231(down by 1)
· Seventh Grade: 237 (up by 8)
· Eighth Grade: 238 (up by 35)
· Ninth Grade: 211 (down by 15)
· Tenth Grade: 206 (up by 1)
· Eleventh Grade: 202 (down by 20)
· Twelfth Grade: 195 (down by 10)
Total Enrollment District-Wide: 2,988 (down by 19)
· The enrollment by school breaks down as follows:
· Smithville Elementary: Pre-K 85, Kindergarten-167, First grade-166, and Second grade-132: Total 550
· Northside Elementary: Second grade-39, Third grade-197, Fourth grade-166, Fifth grade-190: Total 592
· DeKalb West School: Pre-K 15, Kindergarten-47, First grade-52, Second grade-59, Third grade-50, Fourth grade 45, Fifth grade-58, Sixth grade-43, Seventh grade-50, and Eighth grade 41: Total 460.
· DeKalb Middle School: Sixth grade-188, Seventh grade-187, Eighth grade-197: Total 572
· DeKalb County High School: Ninth grade-211. 10th grade-206, 11th grade-202, and 12th grade-195: Total 814
Reeder also provided numbers on how the enrollment has been trending over the last 10 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)
· 2023: 2,988 students (down by 19 students)
Enrollment numbers at each school from 2014-2023:
Smithville Elementary: Year 2014-609; Year 2015-569; Year 2016-540; Year 2017-578; Year 2018-556; Year 2019-561; Year 2020-552; Year 2021-574; Year 2022-581; Year 2023-550
Northside Elementary: Year 2014-623; Year 2015-658; Year 2016-640; Year 2017-639; Year 2018-603; Year 2019-594; Year 2020-552; Year 2021-578; Year 2022-577; Year 2023-592
DeKalb West School: Year 2014-389; Year 2015-382; Year 2016-376; Year 2017-409; Year 2018-389; Year 2019-397; Year 2020-384; Year 2021-425; Year 2022-447; Year 2023-460
DeKalb Middle School: Year 2014-554; Year 2015-536; Year 2016-521; Year 2017-546; Year 2018-572; Year 2019-607; Year 2020-579; Year 2021-577; Year 2022-544; Year 2023-572
DeKalb County High School: Year 2014-830; Year 2015-867; Year 2016-864; Year 2017-867; Year 2018-873; Year 2019-840; Year 2020-832; Year 2021-890; Year 2022-857; Year 2023-814.
