Total enrollment
9,461
-237 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
Virginia · 9,461 students · 6 cities
Montgomery County Public Schools hosts 21 public K-12 schools inside Virginia, collectively enrolling about 9,461 students (around 451 per school).
4-year change in Montgomery County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Montgomery County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #21 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,461 | #28 of 130 | #974 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #24 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #42 of 130 | #2,789 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.2% | #97 of 115 | #4,876 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #89 of 114 | #3,894 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 Montgomery County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from Harding Avenue Elementary at 91.8% proficient to Eastern Montgomery Elementary at 48.6%, a gap of 43.1 points. That is the 15th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 9,866 to 9,461 students (down 4%) and from 732 to 742 full-time teachers (up 1%), 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 Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County Public Schools operates 21 public schools across Virginia, collectively enrolling roughly 9,461 students.
On the school-mix side, Montgomery County Public Schools is made up of 13 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 451 in this district, noticeably below the Virginia typical of 672.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 9,698 students in SY 2020-21 versus 9,461 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Montgomery County Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.