New River Valley Times

There were 2,769 white students enrolled in Giles County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 3.1% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Giles County Public Schools District welcomed 3,499 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 79.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

Giles County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Giles County and has a main office in Pearisburg.

Among the six schools in Giles County Public Schools District, Giles County K-12 Virtual School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.

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 Year	Total Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2016-17	2,401	2,271	94.6%
2017-18	2,484	2,365	95.2%
2018-19	2,448	2,337	95.5%
2019-20	2,394	2,285	95.4%
2020-21	2,300	2,182	94.9%
2021-22	3,531	2,778	78.7%
2022-23	3,462	2,686	77.6%
2023-24	3,499	2,769	79.1%