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Albemarle County schools' student body comprised mostly of white students in 2023-24 school year

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White students comprised the largest ethnic group in Albemarle County schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Of the 13,104 students attending Albemarle County schools, 58.5% were white. Hispanic made up the second largest ethnicity among the schools in the county.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most prevalent ethnic group in Albemarle County, representing 59.7% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.7% compared to the previous year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14 in the 2024-25 school year, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools.

Ethnicities in Albemarle County in 2023-24 School Year

White (58.5%)Hispanic (16.4%)Black (11.4%)Multiracial (7.0%)Asian (6.4%)<5% Ethnicities (0.2%)

Most Prevalent Ethnicity in Albemarle County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School nameMost Prevalent Ethnic Group% of Total Student PopulationTotal Enrollment
Albemarle High SchoolWhite47.4%2,019
Monticello High SchoolWhite57.9%1,211
Western Albemarle High SchoolWhite84.6%1,166
Joseph T. Henley Middle SchoolWhite81.1%804
Mountain View Elementary SchoolWhite43.5%756
Baker-Butler Elementary SchoolWhite48.7%735
Jack Jouett Middle SchoolWhite35.2%608
Brownsville Elementary SchoolWhite79%572
Crozet Elementary SchoolWhite81.7%545
Woodbrook Elementary SchoolBlack32.4%525
Lakeside Middle SchoolWhite56.2%520
Mary Carr Greer Elementary SchoolHispanic34.9%496
Stone Robinson Elementary SchoolWhite65.4%488
Agnor-Hurt Elementary SchoolWhite34.8%474
Meriwether Lewis Elementary SchoolWhite85.2%352
Hollymead Elementary SchoolWhite56.5%347
Leslie H. Walton Middle SchoolWhite70.6%330
Broadus Wood Elementary SchoolWhite79.2%284
Virginia L. Murray Elementary SchoolWhite72.6%277
Scottsville Elementary SchoolWhite73.5%211
Red Hill Elementary SchoolWhite70.9%196
Stony Point Elementary SchoolWhite64.9%188

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