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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

300 students were enrolled for 1st-grade in Dinwiddie County schools in 2023-24 school year

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There were 300 1st-grade students enrolled in Dinwiddie County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 14.3% 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 Sutherland Elementary School.

Within Dinwiddie County schools, the largest number of students were found in 10th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Dinwiddie County ranked 58th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 58th 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.

Dinwiddie County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade0501001502002503003504002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

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

School Name# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Sutherland Elementary School8715.3%570
Southside Elementary School8416.1%523
Sunnyside Elementary School4417.6%250
Midway Elementary School4413.3%330
Dinwiddie Elementary School4112.2%335
Dinwiddie High School00%1,323
Dinwiddie Middle School00%927

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