Ashland Elementary

Ashland Elementary is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Ashland, Virginia, operated by Hanover County Public Schools, enrolling 675 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

Hanover County Public Schools comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 17,434 students; Ashland Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ashland Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, Ashland Elementary reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at Ashland Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hanover County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, Hanover County reports that median household earnings sit near $112,805, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Hanover County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,434 students), of which Ashland Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is John M. Gandy Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

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