Alleghany County schools enrolled 2,231 students in the 2025-26 school year, 3.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Alleghany County was 51.8% boys and 48.2% girls.
Data showed that white students made up 82.3% of the student body, the largest share in Alleghany County schools, followed by Black or African American students at 6.9%, Hispanic students at 4% and Asian students at 0.6%.
Alleghany High School had the highest enrollment among the county’s five schools in the 2025-26 school year, with 783 students.
Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, compared with the national average of 15:1, according to Public School Review. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 56% of the enrollment, while white students account for 44%.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | Total enrollment in 2025-26 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany High School | 819 | 783 | -4.4% |
| Callaghan Elementary School | 270 | 245 | -9.3% |
| Clifton Middle School | 594 | 585 | -1.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 415 | 413 | -0.5% |
| Sharon Elementary School | 216 | 205 | -5.1% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Virginia Department of Education. The source data can be found here.