Roanoke Sun

There were 402 kindergarten students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of kindergarten 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lee M. Waid Elementary School	49	12.2%	403
Rocky Mount Elementary School	46	16.1%	285
Windy Gap Elementary School	43	17.1%	252
Burnt Chimney Elementary School	38	14.3%	266
Glade Hill Elementary School	37	18%	206
Boones Mill Elementary School	36	13.4%	269
Sontag Elementary School	30	13.9%	216
Callaway Elementary School	30	16.7%	180
Snow Creek Elementary School	29	13.9%	208
Ferrum Elementary School	25	11.6%	216
Dudley Elementary School	22	10.8%	204
Henry Elementary School	17	10.3%	165
Franklin County High School	0	0%	1,899
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	0	0%	1,391