Central Shenandoah News

There were 318 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Augusta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of pre-kindergarten students in the county was Stuarts Draft 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.

School Name	# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Stuarts Draft Elementary School	54	8.8%	613
Riverheads Elementary School	50	6.9%	721
Cassell Elementary School	48	7.5%	639
Edward G. Clymore Elementary School	47	6.1%	776
Wilson Elementary School	34	5.2%	660
Churchville Elementary School	32	7.1%	449
Guy K. Stump Elementary School	22	4.9%	453
North River Elementary School	17	7.2%	237
Craigsville Elementary School	14	10.9%	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