Dinwiddie County schools enrolled 4,036 students in the 2025-26 school year, 2.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Dinwiddie County was 51.7% boys and 48.3% girls.
Data showed that white students made up 49.6% of the student body, the largest share in Dinwiddie County schools, followed by Black or African American students at 31.8%, Hispanic students at 10.6% and American Indian or Alaskan Native students at 0.3%.
Dinwiddie High School had the highest enrollment among the county’s seven schools in the 2025-26 school year, with 1,214 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinwiddie Elementary School | 341 | 362 | 6.2% |
| Dinwiddie High School | 1,261 | 1,214 | -3.7% |
| Dinwiddie Middle School | 920 | 903 | -1.8% |
| Midway Elementary School | 352 | 344 | -2.3% |
| Southside Elementary School | 446 | 419 | -6.1% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School | 281 | 280 | -0.4% |
| Sutherland Elementary School | 548 | 514 | -6.2% |
