Gateway Reporter

There were 943 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Chesterfield County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of pre-kindergarten students in the county was Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy.

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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy	378	100%	378
J. A. Chalkley Elementary School	62	7.1%	868
A. M. Davis Elementary School	57	7.7%	737
Falling Creek Elementary School	46	5.8%	796
Hopkins Road Elementary School	41	5.4%	753
Reams Road Elementary School	40	6.6%	609
Providence Elementary School	37	5.8%	641
J. G. Hening Elementary School	35	4%	877
Ettrick Elementary School	34	6.6%	514
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary School	28	4.2%	660
Jacobs Road Elementary School	27	3.6%	742
Matoaca Elementary School	26	4.1%	636
Evergreen Elementary School	26	3.2%	823
Crestwood Elementary School	21	3.5%	600
Bon Air Elementary School	19	3.6%	526
Alberta Smith Elementary School	16	2.4%	677
Winterpock Elementary School	12	1.5%	798
Moseley Elementary School	9	1%	925
Old Hundred Elementary School	8	0.8%	972
J. B. Watkins Elementary School	8	1%	831
Clover Hill Elementary School	6	0.7%	877
Greenfield Elementary School	3	0.6%	485
Bettie Weaver Elementary School	3	0.5%	613
Swift Creek Elementary School	1	0.1%	737
Clover Hill High School	0	0%	1,803
Salem Church Middle School	0	0%	871
Grange Hall Elementary School	0	0%	748
Bensley Elementary School	0	0%	581
Monacan High School	0	0%	1,645
Manchester Middle School	0	0%	1,111
Cosby High School	0	0%	2,538
Spring Run Elementary School	0	0%	866
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary School	0	0%	591
Harrowgate Elementary School	0	0%	473
Beulah Elementary School	0	0%	993
O. B. Gates Elementary School	0	0%	617
Swift Creek Middle School	0	0%	1,135
Ecoff Elementary School	0	0%	757
Matoaca High School	0	0%	1,657
Elizabeth Davis Middle School	0	0%	1,325
C. C. Wells Elementary School	0	0%	582
Matoaca Middle School	0	0%	806
Thomas Dale High School	0	0%	2,582
Elizabeth Scott Elementary School	0	0%	757
C. E. Curtis Elementary School	0	0%	772
Providence Middle School	0	0%	1,025
Meadowbrook High School	0	0%	1,965
Tomahawk Creek Middle School	0	0%	1,612
Enon Elementary School	0	0%	796
Carver College and Career Academy	0	0%	286
W. W. Gordon Elementary School	0	0%	609
Carver Middle School	0	0%	1,013
Robious Elementary School	0	0%	677
James River High School	0	0%	1,872
Robious Middle School	0	0%	1,116
Woolridge Elementary School	0	0%	798
Midlothian High School	0	0%	2,051
Lloyd C. Bird High School	0	0%	2,135
Bailey Bridge Middle School	0	0%	1,444
Salem Church Elementary School	0	0%	510
Falling Creek Middle School	0	0%	1,388
Midlothian Middle School	0	0%	1,299
Manchester High School	0	0%	2,246
Bellwood Elementary School	0	0%	486