Roanoke Sun

There were 1,199 9th-grade students enrolled in Roanoke County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 9th-grade students in the county was Cave Spring High School.

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

Statewide, Roanoke County ranked 19th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 19th 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 9th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cave Spring High School	288	26.8%	1,075
William Byrd High School	287	25.4%	1,128
Northside High School	236	25.6%	923
Hidden Valley High School	224	26.3%	851
Glenvar High School	164	26.4%	622
Mason's Cove Elementary School	0	0%	210
Cave Spring Middle School	0	0%	751
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	0	0%	258
Clearbrook Elementary School	0	0%	306
Mountain View Elementary School	0	0%	378
Fort Lewis Elementary School	0	0%	247
Glen Cove Elementary School	0	0%	437
Northside Middle School	0	0%	611
Glenvar Elementary School	0	0%	376
Oak Grove Elementary School	0	0%	395
Penn Forest Elementary School	0	0%	406
Back Creek Elementary School	0	0%	274
Glenvar Middle School	0	0%	424
W. E. Cundiff Elementary School	0	0%	498
Bonsack Elementary School	0	0%	314
Green Valley Elementary School	0	0%	493
Burlington Elementary School	0	0%	510
Herman L. Horn Elementary School	0	0%	425
William Byrd Middle School	0	0%	821
Cave Spring Elementary School	0	0%	502