New River Valley Times

There were 752 8th-grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.2% more 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 Blacksburg Middle 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 8th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Blacksburg Middle School	337	33.9%	995
Christiansburg Middle School	239	31.3%	763
Auburn Middle School	103	33.4%	308
Shawsville Middle School	73	34.4%	212
Harding Avenue Elementary School	0	0%	282
Blacksburg High School	0	0%	1,314
Kipps Elementary School	0	0%	370
Margaret Beeks Elementary School	0	0%	315
Christiansburg Elementary School	0	0%	419
Prices Fork Elementary School	0	0%	452
Christiansburg High School	0	0%	1,069
Christiansburg Primary School	0	0%	389
Eastern Montgomery Elementary School	0	0%	373
Auburn Elementary School	0	0%	561
Eastern Montgomery High School	0	0%	260
Auburn High School	0	0%	390
Falling Branch Elementary School	0	0%	569
Gilbert Linkous Elementary School	0	0%	312
Belview Elementary School	0	0%	237