New River Valley Times

There were 211 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of pre-kindergarten students in the county was Prices Fork 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Prices Fork Elementary School	51	11.3%	452
Eastern Montgomery Elementary School	40	10.7%	373
Falling Branch Elementary School	36	6.3%	569
Auburn Elementary School	33	5.9%	561
Christiansburg Primary School	18	4.6%	389
Belview Elementary School	17	7.2%	237
Margaret Beeks Elementary School	16	5.1%	315
Harding Avenue Elementary School	0	0%	282
Blacksburg High School	0	0%	1,314
Kipps Elementary School	0	0%	370
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
Gilbert Linkous Elementary School	0	0%	312