Roanoke Sun

There were 9,930 white students enrolled in Roanoke County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Roanoke County Public Schools District welcomed 13,803 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 71.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

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

Among the 26 schools in Roanoke County Public Schools District, William Byrd 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	14,235	11,263	79.1%
2017-18	14,155	11,069	78.2%
2018-19	14,121	10,900	77.2%
2019-20	13,999	10,730	76.6%
2020-21	13,692	10,315	75.3%
2021-22	13,731	10,241	74.6%
2022-23	13,819	10,142	73.4%
2023-24	13,803	9,930	71.9%