2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 2,836 9th-grade students welcomed in Stafford County schools

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By Fredericksburg Leader

Nov 29, 2024

There were 2,836 9th-grade students enrolled in Stafford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 9th-grade students in the county was Stafford Senior High School.

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

Statewide, Stafford County ranked eighth in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked eighth 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.

Stafford County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

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

School Name	# of 9th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Stafford Senior High School	617	27.7%	2,229
North Stafford High School	600	29.2%	2,054
Brooke Point High School	574	25.6%	2,242
Mountain View High School	553	25%	2,208
Colonial Forge High School	492	24.7%	1,991
Hartwood Elementary School	0	0%	610
Shirley C. Heim Middle School	0	0%	952
Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School	0	0%	787
Stafford Elementary School	0	0%	815
Conway Elementary School	0	0%	918
Margaret Brent Elementary School	0	0%	807
Stafford Middle School	0	0%	931
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle School	0	0%	879
Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle School	0	0%	601
T. Benton Gayle Middle School	0	0%	929
Falmouth Elementary School	0	0%	728
North Star Early Childhood Education Center	0	0%	281
Widewater Elementary School	0	0%	680
Ferry Farm Elementary School	0	0%	551
Park Ridge Elementary School	0	0%	881
Winding Creek Elementary School	0	0%	839
Garrisonville Elementary School	0	0%	752
Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers	0	0%	346
Andrew G. Wright Middle School	0	0%	842
Grafton Village Elementary School	0	0%	744
Rockhill Elementary School	0	0%	646
Anne E. Moncure Elementary School	0	0%	841
H. H. Poole Middle School	0	0%	1,026
Rocky Run Elementary School	0	0%	906
Anthony Burns Elementary School	0	0%	747
Hampton Oaks Elementary School	0	0%	904
Rodney E. Thompson Middle School	0	0%	1,033