2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 731 2nd-grade students welcomed in Augusta County schools

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By Central Shenandoah News

Oct 22, 2024

There were 731 2nd-grade students enrolled in Augusta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 2nd-grade students in the county was Riverheads Elementary School.

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

Statewide, Augusta County ranked 26th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 26th 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.

Augusta County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Enrollment by Grade in Augusta County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name	# of 2nd-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Riverheads Elementary School	127	17.6%	721
Edward G. Clymore Elementary School	121	15.6%	776
Wilson Elementary School	104	15.8%	660
Cassell Elementary School	95	14.9%	639
Stuarts Draft Elementary School	84	13.7%	613
Guy K. Stump Elementary School	73	16.1%	453
Churchville Elementary School	59	13.1%	449
North River Elementary School	46	19.4%	237
Craigsville Elementary School	22	17.2%	128
Stuarts Draft Middle School	0	0%	504
Wilson Memorial High School	0	0%	865
Fort Defiance High School	0	0%	738
Wilson Middle School	0	0%	656
Riverheads High School	0	0%	448
Beverley Manor Middle School	0	0%	612
S. Gordon Stewart Middle School	0	0%	516
Buffalo Gap High School	0	0%	416
Stuarts Draft High School	0	0%	713