Total enrollment
1,801
-166 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Dickenson County Public Schools
Virginia · 2,074 students · 3 cities
Of the 6 public K-12 schools run by Dickenson County Public Schools, combined student count is roughly 2,074, with 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Dickenson County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
-2 (-40%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Dickenson County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #46 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,074 | #91 of 130 | #4,326 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #97 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #9 of 130 | #1,305 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 96.4% | #16 of 115 | #488 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Dickenson County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Clintwood Elementary at 83.3% proficient to Ridgeview Elementary at 67.7%, a gap of 15.5 points. That is the 74th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 1,072 to 1,134 students (up 6%) and from 76 to 104 full-time teachers (up 37%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview Elementary | Clintwood | Elementary | PK-04 | 667 |
| Ridgeview Middle | Clintwood | Middle | 05-08 | 586 |
| Ridgeview High | Clintwood | High | 09-12 | 548 |
| Clintwood Elementary | Clintwood | Elementary | 01-05 | 273 |
| Ervinton Elementary | Nora | Combined | M-M | · |
| Sandlick Elementary | Birchleaf | Combined | M-M | · |
About Dickenson County Public Schools
As a thinly populated district in Virginia, Dickenson County Public Schools educates 2,074 students across 6 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Dickenson County Public Schools consists of 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 346 in this district, meaningfully below the Virginia typical of 672.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,801 students, contracted 8% from the 1,967 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Dickenson County Public Schools lost 2 schools, going from 5 to 3.
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