Total enrollment
50,915
+724 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
81 schools in Henrico County Public Schools
Virginia · 51,044 students · 5 cities
Henrico County Public Schools reports 81 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 51,044 Virginia students (57 elementary, 12 middle, and 10 high).
4-year change in Henrico County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
68
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Henrico County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #73 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51,044 | #6 of 130 | #88 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 69 | #5 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #120 of 130 | #6,168 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.5% | #77 of 115 | #2,203 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #4 of 114 | #108 of 6,853 |
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 Henrico County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 66 scored schools run from Rivers Edge Elementary at 93.0% proficient to John Rolfe Middle at 33.8%, a gap of 59.2 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 67 district schools that reported both years went from 51,625 to 50,389 students (down 2%) and from 2,957 to 3,196 full-time teachers (up 8%), 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.
About Henrico County Public Schools
Across 81 schools, Henrico County Public Schools instructs about 51,044 students in Virginia. By footprint it is a mid-sized district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Henrico County Public Schools consists of 57 elementary, 12 middle, 10 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 50,191 students in SY 2020-21 versus 50,915 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 67 to 68 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Henrico County Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.