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2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 413 8th-grade students welcomed in Shenandoah County schools

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Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

There were 413 8th-grade students enrolled in Shenandoah County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% fewer 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 Peter Muhlenberg Middle School.

Within Shenandoah County schools, the largest number of students were found in 10th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Shenandoah County ranked 42nd in enrollment numbers. It was ranked 44th 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.

Shenandoah County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade01002003004005006002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Enrollment by Grade in Shenandoah County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name# of 8th-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Peter Muhlenberg Middle School16833.7%499
Signal Knob Middle School13232.8%402
North Fork Middle School11331.5%359
Sandy Hook Elementary School00%859
Strasburg High School00%611
W. W. Robinson Elementary School00%1,051
Central High School00%726
Honey Run Elementary School00%678
Mountain View High School00%508

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