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2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 746 3rd-grade students welcomed in Augusta County schools

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Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

There were 746 3rd-grade students enrolled in Augusta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.1% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 3rd-grade students in the county was Edward G. Clymore 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

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

School Name# of 3rd-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Edward G. Clymore Elementary School13517.4%776
Riverheads Elementary School11215.5%721
Cassell Elementary School11017.2%639
Wilson Elementary School10616.1%660
Stuarts Draft Elementary School9916.2%613
Churchville Elementary School7316.3%449
Guy K. Stump Elementary School6714.8%453
North River Elementary School2811.8%237
Craigsville Elementary School1612.5%128
Stuarts Draft Middle School00%504
Wilson Memorial High School00%865
Fort Defiance High School00%738
Wilson Middle School00%656
Riverheads High School00%448
Beverley Manor Middle School00%612
S. Gordon Stewart Middle School00%516
Buffalo Gap High School00%416
Stuarts Draft High School00%713

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