Roanoke Sun

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.

School Name	# of 4th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lee M. Waid Elementary School	62	15.4%	403
Boones Mill Elementary School	53	19.7%	269
Rocky Mount Elementary School	48	16.8%	285
Burnt Chimney Elementary School	39	14.7%	266
Windy Gap Elementary School	38	15.1%	252
Henry Elementary School	34	20.6%	165
Dudley Elementary School	33	16.2%	204
Snow Creek Elementary School	33	15.9%	208
Sontag Elementary School	33	15.3%	216
Ferrum Elementary School	28	13%	216
Glade Hill Elementary School	26	12.6%	206
Callaway Elementary School	15	8.3%	180
Franklin County High School	0	0%	1,899
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	0	0%	1,391