Total enrollment
18,161
-736 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
21 schools in Covington
Georgia · Public K-12
Public K-12 schools in Covington, Georgia total 21, collectively serving roughly 18,161 students (an average of about 865 per campus).
7-year change in Covington
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
20%
was 31%
% Hispanic
12%
was 9%
% Black
62%
was 55%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcovy High School | High | 09-12 | 1,968 |
| Clements Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 705 |
| Cousins Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 563 |
| East Newton Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 537 |
| Eastside High School | High | 09-12 | 1,590 |
| Fairview Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 591 |
| Heard-Mixon Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 434 |
| Indian Creek Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 843 |
| Liberty Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 894 |
| Live Oak Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 936 |
| Livingston Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 357 |
| Middle Ridge Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 594 |
| Newton County Theme School at Ficquett | Elementary | PK-08 | 1,095 |
| Newton High School | High | 09-12 | 2,499 |
| Oak Hill Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 663 |
| Porterdale Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 405 |
| Rocky Plains Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 576 |
| South Salem Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 855 |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 637 |
| Walnut Grove Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 721 |
| West Newton Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 698 |
About Covington
Public education in Covington, Georgia runs across 21 schools that serves roughly 18,161 students. By footprint, Covington sits in the average-sized bracket.
For a sense of the school types, the city is made up of 13 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 865, higher than the state mean of about 748.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 4%: 18,897 students in SY 2017-18 versus 18,161 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 31% to 20% over the same window.
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