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2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 170 1st-grade students welcomed in Westmoreland County schools

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There were 170 1st-grade students enrolled in Westmoreland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% 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 Cople Elementary School.

Within Westmoreland County schools, the largest number of students were found in 2nd-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Westmoreland County ranked 91st in enrollment numbers. It was ranked 92nd 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.

Westmoreland County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade0501001502002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

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

School Name# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Cople Elementary School6818.8%362
Washington District Elementary School6416.5%387
Colonial Beach Elementary School3810%379
Washington & Lee High School00%494
Colonial Beach High School00%226
Montross Middle School00%336

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