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2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 442 4th-grade students welcomed in Franklin County schools

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Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

There were 442 4th-grade students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.9% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 4th-grade students in the county was Lee M. Waid Elementary School.

Within Franklin County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Franklin County ranked 40th in enrollment numbers. It was ranked 39th 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.

Franklin County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade01002003004005006007002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Enrollment by Grade in Franklin County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name# of 4th-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Lee M. Waid Elementary School6215.4%403
Boones Mill Elementary School5319.7%269
Rocky Mount Elementary School4816.8%285
Burnt Chimney Elementary School3914.7%266
Windy Gap Elementary School3815.1%252
Henry Elementary School3420.6%165
Dudley Elementary School3316.2%204
Snow Creek Elementary School3315.9%208
Sontag Elementary School3315.3%216
Ferrum Elementary School2813%216
Glade Hill Elementary School2612.6%206
Callaway Elementary School158.3%180
Franklin County High School00%1,899
Benjamin Franklin Middle School00%1,391

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