Gateway Reporter

White students comprised the largest ethnic group in Chesterfield County schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Of the 63,613 students attending Chesterfield County schools, 43% were white. Black made up the second largest ethnicity among the schools in the county.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most prevalent ethnic group in Chesterfield County, representing 44.2% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 0.8% compared to the previous year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14 in the 2024-25 school year, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools.

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnic Group	% of Total Student Population	Total Enrollment
Thomas Dale High School	Black	37.1%	2,582
Cosby High School	White	65%	2,538
Manchester High School	White	45.2%	2,246
Lloyd C. Bird High School	Black	40.6%	2,135
Midlothian High School	White	71.5%	2,051
Meadowbrook High School	Hispanic	50.5%	1,965
James River High School	White	54.6%	1,872
Clover Hill High School	White	48.3%	1,803
Matoaca High School	White	42.2%	1,657
Monacan High School	White	49%	1,645
Tomahawk Creek Middle School	White	68.1%	1,612
Bailey Bridge Middle School	White	54.2%	1,444
Falling Creek Middle School	Hispanic	55.3%	1,388
Elizabeth Davis Middle School	White	33.8%	1,325
Midlothian Middle School	White	72.6%	1,299
Swift Creek Middle School	White	58.3%	1,135
Robious Middle School	White	67.3%	1,116
Manchester Middle School	Black	40.5%	1,111
Providence Middle School	Hispanic	36.6%	1,025
Carver Middle School	Black	51.8%	1,013
Beulah Elementary School	Black	43%	993
Old Hundred Elementary School	White	68.4%	972
Moseley Elementary School	White	60.6%	925
Clover Hill Elementary School	White	57.6%	877
J. G. Hening Elementary School	Black	47.1%	877
Salem Church Middle School	Hispanic	36.2%	871
J. A. Chalkley Elementary School	Black	47.5%	868
Spring Run Elementary School	White	61.7%	866
J. B. Watkins Elementary School	White	69.4%	831
Evergreen Elementary School	White	60.3%	823
Matoaca Middle School	White	45.5%	806
Winterpock Elementary School	White	63.8%	798
Woolridge Elementary School	White	68%	798
Enon Elementary School	White	41.1%	796
Falling Creek Elementary School	Hispanic	54.4%	796
C. E. Curtis Elementary School	White	38.6%	772
Ecoff Elementary School	Black	39.6%	757
Elizabeth Scott Elementary School	Hispanic	44%	757
Hopkins Road Elementary School	Hispanic	46.2%	753
Grange Hall Elementary School	White	78.3%	748
Jacobs Road Elementary School	White	35.3%	742
A. M. Davis Elementary School	Hispanic	42.9%	737
Swift Creek Elementary School	White	65.1%	737
Alberta Smith Elementary School	White	53.5%	677
Robious Elementary School	White	69.7%	677
Thelma Crenshaw Elementary School	White	44.4%	660
Providence Elementary School	White	36%	641
Matoaca Elementary School	White	49.4%	636
O. B. Gates Elementary School	White	48%	617
Bettie Weaver Elementary School	White	90%	613
Reams Road Elementary School	White	37.9%	609
W. W. Gordon Elementary School	White	75.7%	609
Crestwood Elementary School	White	36.7%	600
Marguerite F. Christian Elementary School	Black	44.3%	591
C. C. Wells Elementary School	Black	40.4%	582
Bensley Elementary School	Hispanic	78.7%	581
Bon Air Elementary School	White	56.3%	526
Ettrick Elementary School	Black	64.6%	514
Salem Church Elementary School	Hispanic	39.4%	510
Bellwood Elementary School	Hispanic	54.1%	486
Greenfield Elementary School	White	58.4%	485
Harrowgate Elementary School	Black	50.3%	473
Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy	Black	42.3%	378
Carver College and Career Academy	Black	43.7%	286