Central Shenandoah News

There were 951 9th-grade students enrolled in Rockingham County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 9th-grade students in the county was Turner Ashby High School.

Within Rockingham County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Rockingham County ranked 43rd in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 43rd the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

School Name	# of 9th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Spotswood High School	247	26.4%	935
Turner Ashby High School	247	24.3%	1,018
Broadway High School	243	26.6%	912
East Rockingham High School	214	26.8%	798
Ottobine Elementary School	0	0%	189
Elkton Middle School	0	0%	608
Peak View Elementary School	0	0%	536
Fulks Run Elementary School	0	0%	154
Plains Elementary School	0	0%	466
J. Frank Hillyard Middle School	0	0%	644
River Bend Elementary School	0	0%	342
John C. Myers Elementary School	0	0%	482
South River Elementary School	0	0%	314
John W. Wayland Elementary School	0	0%	500
Lacey Spring Elementary School	0	0%	225
Linville-Edom Elementary School	0	0%	179
Wilbur S. Pence Middle School	0	0%	671
McGaheysville Elementary School	0	0%	243
Cub Run Elementary School	0	0%	751
Montevideo Middle School	0	0%	619
Mountain View Elementary School	0	0%	443
Elkton Elementary School	0	0%	293