There were 154 Black students enrolled in Wise County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
Data showed that Wise County school districts welcomed 5,883 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county’s school districts.
Wise County Public Schools has a main office in Wise and is the only school district within Wise County.
As of November 2023, according to Public School Review, in the 2023-24 school year, 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.
| District | % Black Students | Total Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wise County Public Schools District | 2.6% | 5,883 |
