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Giles County schools welcomed 172 8th-grade students in 2023-24 school year

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Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

There were 172 8th-grade students enrolled in Giles County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 57.2% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 8th-grade students in the county was Giles High School.

Within Giles County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Giles County ranked 79th in enrollment numbers. It was ranked 70th 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.

Giles County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade0501001502002503003504004502022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Enrollment by Grade in Giles County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name# of 8th-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Giles High School11019.9%554
Narrows High School6220.7%299
Eastern Combined00%459
MacY McClaugherty Combined00%462
Narrows Elementary/Middle School00%499

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