New River Valley Times

There were 673 4th-grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.5% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 4th-grade students in the county was Christiansburg Elementary 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 4th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Christiansburg Elementary School	117	27.9%	419
Falling Branch Elementary School	97	17%	569
Auburn Elementary School	93	16.6%	561
Prices Fork Elementary School	77	17%	452
Kipps Elementary School	58	15.7%	370
Gilbert Linkous Elementary School	58	18.6%	312
Margaret Beeks Elementary School	54	17.1%	315
Eastern Montgomery Elementary School	40	10.7%	373
Belview Elementary School	40	16.9%	237
Harding Avenue Elementary School	39	13.8%	282
Blacksburg High School	0	0%	1,314
Blacksburg Middle School	0	0%	995
Christiansburg High School	0	0%	1,069
Shawsville Middle School	0	0%	212
Christiansburg Middle School	0	0%	763
Christiansburg Primary School	0	0%	389
Eastern Montgomery High School	0	0%	260
Auburn High School	0	0%	390
Auburn Middle School	0	0%	308