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218 1st-grade students enrolled in Lee County schools in 2023-24 school year

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There were 218 1st-grade students enrolled in Lee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 1st-grade students in the county was Elk Knob Elementary School.

Within Lee County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while 12th-grade had the least students.

Statewide, Lee County ranked 76th in enrollment numbers. It was ranked 77th 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.

Lee County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade0501001502002503002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Enrollment by Grade in Lee County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Elk Knob Elementary School5818.8%308
Flatwoods Elementary School5516.5%333
Rose Hill Elementary School4317.8%242
Dryden Elementary School4216.5%255
St. Charles Elementary School2018%111
Jonesville Middle School00%238
Lee High School00%777
Pennington Middle School00%287
Thomas Walker High School00%283
Elydale Middle School00%137

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