Total enrollment
8,379
-36 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Walker County
Georgia · 8,379 students · 6 cities
Across Walker County (Georgia), 15 public K-12 schools serve approximately 8,379 students, an average of 559 per school.
4-year change in Walker County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Walker County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #81 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,379 | #46 of 172 | #1,122 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #35 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #13 of 172 | #2,054 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 93.6% | #66 of 172 | #587 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #145 of 160 | #4,692 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Walker County
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Fairyland Elementary School at 84.4% proficient to Rossville Elementary School at 19.6%, a gap of 64.8 points. That is the 11th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 8,810 to 8,379 students (down 5%) and from 703 to 697 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeland High School | Rossville | High | 09-12 | 1,284 |
| LaFayette High School | La Fayette | High | 09-12 | 1,157 |
| Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School | Rock Spring | Elementary | PK-08 | 772 |
| Cherokee Ridge Elementary | Chickamauga | Elementary | PK-05 | 548 |
| LaFayette Middle School | La Fayette | Middle | 06-08 | 499 |
| Gilbert Elementary School | La Fayette | Elementary | PK-05 | 476 |
| Chattanooga Valley Middle School | Flintstone | Middle | 06-08 | 449 |
| Stone Creek Elementary School | Rossville | Elementary | PK-05 | 448 |
| Rossville Elementary School | Rossville | Elementary | PK-05 | 447 |
| Rossville Middle School | Rossville | Middle | 06-08 | 446 |
| North LaFayette Elementary School | La Fayette | Elementary | PK-05 | 420 |
| Rock Spring Elementary School | Rock Spring | Elementary | PK-05 | 419 |
| Chattanooga Valley Elementary School | Flintstone | Elementary | PK-05 | 418 |
| Naomi Elementary School | La Fayette | Elementary | PK-05 | 302 |
| Fairyland Elementary School | Lookout Mountain | Elementary | PK-05 | 294 |
About Walker County
Across 15 schools, Walker County instructs about 8,379 students in Georgia. By footprint it is a sparse district.
For a sense of the school types, Walker County is built around 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 559 in this district, noticeably below the Georgia typical of 748.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Walker County has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,415 students to 8,379.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Walker County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.