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In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Dinwiddie County comprised 51.7% boys, with girls representing 48.3%, while less than 0.1% of the students did not specify their gender or identify with either category.
Data also showed that white students made up 51% of the student body, the largest percentage in Dinwiddie County schools, followed by Black or African American students with 32%, 9.3% Hispanic students and 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native students.
Dinwiddie High School had the highest enrollment among Dinwiddie County's seven schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,323 students.
According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinwiddie Elementary School | 338 | 335 | -0.9% |
| Dinwiddie High School | 1,290 | 1,323 | 2.6% |
| Dinwiddie Middle School | 959 | 927 | -3.3% |
| Midway Elementary School | 346 | 330 | -4.6% |
| Southside Elementary School | 523 | 523 | 0 |
| Sunnyside Elementary School | 247 | 250 | 1.2% |
| Sutherland Elementary School | 554 | 570 | 2.9% |
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