SW Virginia News

There was one American Indian student enrolled in Bland County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Bland County Public Schools District welcomed 793 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the school.

Bland County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Bland County and has a main office in Bastian.

Bland County High School was the only school in the district which enrolled American Indian students, welcoming one student in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

School Year	Total Enrollment	Total American Indian Students	American Indian %
2016-17	771	2	0.3%
2017-18	730	2	0.3%
2018-19	736	2	0.3%
2019-20	693	2	0.3%
2020-21	670	2	0.3%
2021-22	719	2	0.3%
2022-23	796	1	0.1%
2023-24	793	1	0.1%