Caroline County schools enrolled 4,520 students in the 2025-26 school year, 1.2% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Caroline County was 52% boys and 48% girls.
Data showed that white students made up 47.9% of the student body, the largest share in Caroline County schools, followed by Black or African American students at 25.5%, Hispanic students at 14.7% and Asian students at 1.1%.
Caroline High School had the highest enrollment among the county’s five schools in the 2025-26 school year, with 1,277 students.
Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, compared with the national average of 15:1, according to Public School Review. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 56% of the enrollment, while white students account for 44%.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | Total enrollment in 2025-26 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Elementary School | 828 | 820 | -1% |
| Caroline High School | 1,311 | 1,277 | -2.6% |
| Caroline Middle School | 982 | 975 | -0.7% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School | 1,003 | 1,006 | 0.3% |
| Madison Elementary School | 452 | 442 | -2.2% |
