Gateway Reporter

Thomas Dale High School had the highest enrollment among Chesterfield County schools, welcoming 2,582 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.5% of them were female, and 47.5% were male.

The most represented ethnicity among Thomas Dale High School students was Black, accounting for 37.1% of the student population.

Among the 64 schools in Chesterfield County, Cosby High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,538 students, while Manchester High School welcomed 2,246 students to be ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Thomas Dale High School is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools District, which roughly covers schools within Chesterfield County, with its main office in Chester.

In the previous school year, Thomas Dale High School also had the highest number of students among Chesterfield County schools.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14 in the 2023-24 school year, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools.

School	City	Total School Enrollment
Thomas Dale High School	Chester	2,582
Cosby High School	Midlothian	2,538
Manchester High School	Midlothian	2,246
Lloyd C. Bird High School	Chesterfield	2,135
Midlothian High School	Midlothian	2,051
Meadowbrook High School	North Chesterfield	1,965
James River High School	Midlothian	1,872
Clover Hill High School	Midlothian	1,803
Matoaca High School	Chesterfield	1,657
Monacan High School	Richmond	1,645
Tomahawk Creek Middle School	Midlothian	1,612
Bailey Bridge Middle School	Midlothian	1,444
Falling Creek Middle School	North Chesterfield	1,388
Elizabeth Davis Middle School	Chester	1,325
Midlothian Middle School	Midlothian	1,299
Swift Creek Middle School	Midlothian	1,135
Robious Middle School	Midlothian	1,116
Manchester Middle School	North Chesterfield	1,111
Providence Middle School	North Chesterfield	1,025
Carver Middle School	Chester	1,013
Beulah Elementary School	North Chesterfield	993
Old Hundred Elementary School	Midlothian	972
Moseley Elementary School	Moseley	925
Clover Hill Elementary School	Midlothian	877
J. G. Hening Elementary School	North Chesterfield	877
Salem Church Middle School	North Chesterfield	871
J. A. Chalkley Elementary School	Chesterfield	868
Spring Run Elementary School	Midlothian	866
J. B. Watkins Elementary School	Midlothian	831
Evergreen Elementary School	Midlothian	823
Matoaca Middle School	Matoaca	806
Winterpock Elementary School	Chesterfield	798
Woolridge Elementary School	Midlothian	798
Falling Creek Elementary School	Richmond	796
Enon Elementary School	Chester	796
C. E. Curtis Elementary School	Chester	772
Ecoff Elementary School	Chester	757
Elizabeth Scott Elementary School	Chester	757
Hopkins Road Elementary School	North Chesterfield	753
Grange Hall Elementary School	Moseley	748
Jacobs Road Elementary School	Chesterfield	742
A. M. Davis Elementary School	North Chesterfield	737
Swift Creek Elementary School	Midlothian	737
Alberta Smith Elementary School	Midlothian	677
Robious Elementary School	Midlothian	677
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary School	Midlothian	660
Providence Elementary School	North Chesterfield	641
Matoaca Elementary School	South Chesterfield	636
O. B. Gates Elementary School	Chesterfield	617
Bettie Weaver Elementary School	Midlothian	613
W. W. Gordon Elementary School	North Chesterfield	609
Reams Road Elementary School	North Chesterfield	609
Crestwood Elementary School	Richmond	600
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary School	Colonial Heights	591
C. C. Wells Elementary School	Chester	582
Bensley Elementary School	North Chesterfield	581
Bon Air Elementary School	Bon Air	526
Ettrick Elementary School	Ettrick	514
Salem Church Elementary School	North Chesterfield	510
Bellwood Elementary School	North Chesterfield	486
Greenfield Elementary School	North Chesterfield	485
Harrowgate Elementary School	Chester	473
Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy	Chester	378
Carver College and Career Academy	Chester	286