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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Dinwiddie County schools welcomed 300 4th-grade students in 2023-24 school year

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There were 300 4th-grade students enrolled in Dinwiddie County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 4th-grade students in the county was Southside 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 4th-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Southside Elementary School7814.9%523
Sutherland Elementary School7613.3%570
Midway Elementary School5516.7%330
Dinwiddie Elementary School5014.9%335
Sunnyside Elementary School4116.4%250
Dinwiddie High School00%1,323
Dinwiddie Middle School00%927