Central Shenandoah News

There were 823 9th-grade students enrolled in Augusta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% fewer 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 Wilson Memorial High 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.

School Name	# of 9th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wilson Memorial High School	230	26.6%	865
Fort Defiance High School	194	26.3%	738
Stuarts Draft High School	178	25%	713
Riverheads High School	113	25.2%	448
Buffalo Gap High School	108	26%	416
Stuarts Draft Middle School	0	0%	504
Craigsville Elementary School	0	0%	128
Wilson Elementary School	0	0%	660
Edward G. Clymore Elementary School	0	0%	776
Wilson Middle School	0	0%	656
Guy K. Stump Elementary School	0	0%	453
North River Elementary School	0	0%	237
Riverheads Elementary School	0	0%	721
Beverley Manor Middle School	0	0%	612
S. Gordon Stewart Middle School	0	0%	516
Stuarts Draft Elementary School	0	0%	613
Cassell Elementary School	0	0%	639
Churchville Elementary School	0	0%	449