Roanoke Sun

There were 4,083 white students enrolled in Roanoke City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 3.1% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Roanoke City Public Schools District welcomed 13,709 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 29.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the school.

Roanoke City Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Roanoke City and has a main office in Roanoke.

Among the 24 schools in Roanoke City Public Schools District, Patrick Henry High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

School Year	Total Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2016-17	13,677	5,082	37.2%
2017-18	13,788	4,965	36%
2018-19	13,754	4,851	35.3%
2019-20	14,049	4,731	33.7%
2020-21	13,854	4,462	32.2%
2021-22	13,722	4,401	32.1%
2022-23	13,707	4,213	30.7%
2023-24	13,709	4,083	29.8%