Your guide to Richmond region school districts

The Greater Richmond Region has 16 school districts and 185,000+ students. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, tuition, and more (thanks to data from U.S. News & World Report) for the area’s major school districts. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.

Before we dive in, here are four fast facts about schools in the River City:

• RPS is the only school division that currently has two National Teacher of the Year award recipients — Jason Kamras in 2005 (he’s now the superintendent) and Rodney Robinson in 2019.
• There are two academic-year Governor’s Schools in the region: Maggie Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies and Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology.
• Chesterfield and Henrico are listed as the sixth and seventh best school districts for athletes in Virginia.
• RPS was the first district in Virginia to recognize teachers’ rights to collective bargaining.

Richmond Public Schools

• Number of schools: 45
• Number of students: ~22,000
• Student-teacher ratio: 19:1
• ~74% graduation rate

Henrico County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 74
• Number of students: 48,977
• Student-teacher ratio: 19:1
• No. 31 school district in Virginia
• 90% graduation rate

Chesterfield County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 69
• Number of students: ~60,840
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• No. 27 school district in Virginia
• 91% graduation rate

Amelia County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 3
• Number of students: 1,627
• Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
• 98% graduation rate

Charles City County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 2
• Number of students: ~560
• Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
• ~93% graduation rate

Colonial Heights Public Schools

• Number of schools: 5
• Number of students: ~2900
• Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
• No. 32 school district in Virginia
• ~92% graduation rate

Dinwiddie County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 8
• Number of students: ~4,400
• Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
• 82% graduation rate

Goochland County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 5
• Number of students: ~2500
• Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
• No. 12 school district in Virginia
• 97% graduation rate

Hanover County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 26
• Number of students: ~17,000
• Student-teacher ratio: 21:1
• No. 36 school district in Virginia
• 93% graduation rate

Hopewell City Public Schools

• Number of schools: 7
• Number of students: ~4,000
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• 80% graduation rate

King William County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 4
• Number of students: ~2,000
• Student-teacher ratio: 21:1
• 87% graduation rate

New Kent County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 5
• Number of students: 3,436
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• 94% graduation rate

Petersburg City Public Schools

• Number of schools: 8
• Number of students: 4,045
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• 75% graduation rate

Powhatan County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 5
• Number of students: ~4,200
• Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
• No. 23 school district in Virginia
• 91% graduation rate

Prince George County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 9
• Number of students: 6,106
• Student-teacher ratio: ~12:1
• No. 41 school district in Virginia
• 89% graduation rate

Sussex County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 3
• Number of students: ~1,000
• Student-teacher ratio: ~14:1
• 77% graduation rate

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