New River Valley Times

There were 763 9th-grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 9th-grade students in the county was Blacksburg High 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 9th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Blacksburg High School	339	25.8%	1,314
Christiansburg High School	272	25.4%	1,069
Auburn High School	88	22.6%	390
Eastern Montgomery High School	64	24.6%	260
Harding Avenue Elementary School	0	0%	282
Kipps Elementary School	0	0%	370
Blacksburg Middle School	0	0%	995
Margaret Beeks Elementary School	0	0%	315
Christiansburg Elementary School	0	0%	419
Prices Fork Elementary School	0	0%	452
Shawsville Middle School	0	0%	212
Christiansburg Middle School	0	0%	763
Christiansburg Primary School	0	0%	389
Eastern Montgomery Elementary School	0	0%	373
Auburn Elementary School	0	0%	561
Falling Branch Elementary School	0	0%	569
Auburn Middle School	0	0%	308
Gilbert Linkous Elementary School	0	0%	312
Belview Elementary School	0	0%	237