North Richmond Today

There were 1,115 kindergarten students enrolled in Hanover County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.4% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of kindergarten students in the county was Cool Spring Elementary School.

Within Hanover County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Hanover County ranked 15th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 15th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cool Spring Elementary School	127	15.8%	803
Rural Point Elementary School	117	18%	650
Henry Clay Elementary School	110	30.8%	357
Kersey Creek Elementary School	96	14.1%	679
Mechanicsville Elementary School	85	14.7%	580
Laurel Meadow Elementary School	82	14.6%	563
Pole Green Elementary School	81	15.3%	529
Pearson's Corner Elementary School	78	13.6%	575
Cold Harbor Elementary School	69	13.7%	502
South Anna Elementary School	58	13.3%	437
Beaverdam Elementary School	57	18.3%	311
Elmont Elementary School	55	14.8%	371
Washington-Henry Elementary School	53	13.2%	401
Battlefield Park Elementary School	47	12.8%	368
Chickahominy Middle School	0	0%	1,123
Mechanicsville High School	0	0%	1,334
Oak Knoll Middle School	0	0%	881
Patrick Henry High School	0	0%	1,330
Hanover High School	0	0%	1,358
John M. Gandy Elementary School	0	0%	307
Atlee High School	0	0%	1,509
Liberty Middle School	0	0%	917
Bell Creek Middle School	0	0%	933