Gateway Reporter

There were 5,606 9th-grade students enrolled in Chesterfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% 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 Cosby High School.

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

Statewide, Chesterfield County ranked fifth in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked fifth 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 9th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cosby High School	687	27.1%	2,538
Thomas Dale High School	685	26.5%	2,582
Lloyd C. Bird High School	623	29.2%	2,135
Manchester High School	600	26.7%	2,246
Midlothian High School	553	27%	2,051
Meadowbrook High School	551	28%	1,965
James River High School	490	26.2%	1,872
Clover Hill High School	463	25.7%	1,803
Matoaca High School	430	26%	1,657
Monacan High School	426	25.9%	1,645
Carver College and Career Academy	98	34.3%	286
Salem Church Middle School	0	0%	871
Grange Hall Elementary School	0	0%	748
Bensley Elementary School	0	0%	581
Manchester Middle School	0	0%	1,111
Spring Run Elementary School	0	0%	866
Greenfield Elementary School	0	0%	485
Bettie Weaver Elementary School	0	0%	613
Moseley Elementary School	0	0%	925
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary School	0	0%	591
Swift Creek Elementary School	0	0%	737
Crestwood Elementary School	0	0%	600
Harrowgate Elementary School	0	0%	473
Beulah Elementary School	0	0%	993
O. B. Gates Elementary School	0	0%	617
Matoaca Elementary School	0	0%	636
Swift Creek Middle School	0	0%	1,135
Ecoff Elementary School	0	0%	757
Hopkins Road Elementary School	0	0%	753
Bon Air Elementary School	0	0%	526
Old Hundred Elementary School	0	0%	972
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary School	0	0%	660
Elizabeth Davis Middle School	0	0%	1,325
J. A. Chalkley Elementary School	0	0%	868
C. C. Wells Elementary School	0	0%	582
Providence Elementary School	0	0%	641
Matoaca Middle School	0	0%	806
Elizabeth Scott Elementary School	0	0%	757
J. B. Watkins Elementary School	0	0%	831
C. E. Curtis Elementary School	0	0%	772
Providence Middle School	0	0%	1,025
Tomahawk Creek Middle School	0	0%	1,612
Enon Elementary School	0	0%	796
J. G. Hening Elementary School	0	0%	877
Reams Road Elementary School	0	0%	609
W. W. Gordon Elementary School	0	0%	609
Ettrick Elementary School	0	0%	514
Jacobs Road Elementary School	0	0%	742
A. M. Davis Elementary School	0	0%	737
Carver Middle School	0	0%	1,013
Robious Elementary School	0	0%	677
Winterpock Elementary School	0	0%	798
Evergreen Elementary School	0	0%	823
Alberta Smith Elementary School	0	0%	677
Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy	0	0%	378
Robious Middle School	0	0%	1,116
Woolridge Elementary School	0	0%	798
Falling Creek Elementary School	0	0%	796
Bailey Bridge Middle School	0	0%	1,444
Clover Hill Elementary School	0	0%	877
Salem Church Elementary School	0	0%	510
Falling Creek Middle School	0	0%	1,388
Midlothian Middle School	0	0%	1,299
Bellwood Elementary School	0	0%	486