Southside VA News

There were 481 kindergarten students enrolled in Pittsylvania County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% fewer 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 Twin Springs Elementary School.

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

Statewide, Pittsylvania County ranked 32nd in enrollment numbers. It was ranked 31st 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
Twin Springs Elementary School	82	12.8%	643
Gretna Elementary School	62	13.7%	453
Kentuck Elementary School	62	13%	477
Stony Mill Elementary School	61	15.1%	405
Southside Elementary School	59	14%	422
John L. Hurt Elementary School	42	16.6%	253
Brosville Elementary School	32	14.2%	226
Chatham Elementary School	31	13.2%	235
Union Hall Elementary School	30	16.2%	185
Mt. Airy Elementary School	20	14.1%	142
Tunstall High School	0	0%	850
Dan River High School	0	0%	589
Tunstall Middle School	0	0%	566
Dan River Middle School	0	0%	449
Gretna High School	0	0%	540
Gretna Middle School	0	0%	398
Chatham High School	0	0%	617
Chatham Middle School	0	0%	411