New River Valley Times

There were 635 1st-grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 1st-grade students in the county was Christiansburg Primary School.

Within Montgomery County schools, the largest number of students were found in 11th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Montgomery County ranked 27th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 27th 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.

School Name	# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Christiansburg Primary School	96	24.7%	389
Auburn Elementary School	81	14.4%	561
Prices Fork Elementary School	69	15.3%	452
Falling Branch Elementary School	69	12.1%	569
Kipps Elementary School	61	16.5%	370
Eastern Montgomery Elementary School	58	15.5%	373
Harding Avenue Elementary School	55	19.5%	282
Gilbert Linkous Elementary School	53	17%	312
Belview Elementary School	52	21.9%	237
Margaret Beeks Elementary School	41	13%	315
Blacksburg High School	0	0%	1,314
Blacksburg Middle School	0	0%	995
Christiansburg Elementary School	0	0%	419
Christiansburg High School	0	0%	1,069
Shawsville Middle School	0	0%	212
Christiansburg Middle School	0	0%	763
Eastern Montgomery High School	0	0%	260
Auburn High School	0	0%	390
Auburn Middle School	0	0%	308