Fredericksburg Leader

There were 1,685 1st-grade students enrolled in Spotsylvania County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.5% fewer 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 Parkside Elementary School.

Within Spotsylvania County schools, the largest number of students were found in 10th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Spotsylvania County ranked 12th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 12th 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.

School Name	# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Parkside Elementary School	142	15.4%	925
Brock Road Elementary School	123	17.8%	691
Courthouse Rd Elementary School	121	15.7%	769
Battlefield Elementary School	116	17.4%	668
Cedar Forest Elementary School	114	14.6%	782
Lee Hill Elementary School	112	16.4%	683
Harrison Road Elementary School	102	13.9%	732
Smith Station Elementary School	101	14.3%	704
Courtland Elementary School	99	17.6%	564
Riverview Elementary School	97	14.3%	679
Wilderness Elementary School	96	14.8%	650
Spotsylvania Elementary School	93	15.7%	594
Salem Elementary School	89	15.3%	582
Spotswood Elementary School	84	16%	524
Chancellor Elementary School	83	18.9%	439
Livingston Elementary School	72	16.1%	448
Berkeley Elementary School	41	14.5%	282
Spotsylvania High School	0	0%	1,328
Massaponax High School	0	0%	1,715
Spotsylvania Middle School	0	0%	1,005
Ni River Middle School	0	0%	715
Thornburg Middle School	0	0%	735
Chancellor High School	0	0%	1,379
Chancellor Middle School	0	0%	791
Post Oak Middle School	0	0%	711
Riverbend High School	0	0%	1,953
Courtland High School	0	0%	1,498
Freedom Middle School	0	0%	753
Battlefield Middle School	0	0%	765