SW Virginia News

Union Primary School had the highest enrollment among Wise County schools, welcoming 830 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.1% of them were female, and 49.9% were male.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.3% of Union Primary School's total enrollment.

Among the 11 schools in Wise County, Central High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 663 students, while Wise Primary School welcomed 616 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Union Primary School is part of Wise County Public Schools District, which roughly covers schools within Wise County, with its main office in Big Stone Gap.

In the previous school year, Union Primary School also had the highest number of students among Wise County schools.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14 in the 2023-24 school year, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools.

School	City	Total School Enrollment
Union Primary School	Big Stone Gap	830
Central High School	Norton	663
Wise Primary School	Wise	616
Union Middle School	Big Stone Gap	569
Union High School	Big Stone Gap	567
St. Paul Elementary School	St Paul	542
J. W. Adams Combined	Pound	512
Coeburn Primary School	Coeburn	443
L. F. Addington Middle School	Wise	409
Eastside High School	Coeburn	394
Coeburn Middle School	Coeburn	338