Total enrollment
5,134
-298 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Tazewell County Public Schools
Virginia · 5,134 students · 5 cities
Tazewell County Public Schools runs 14 public K-12 schools inside Virginia, with combined enrollment around 5,134 (8 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Tazewell County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tazewell County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #10 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,134 | #45 of 130 | #1,880 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #39 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #46 of 130 | #3,057 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 89.3% | #39 of 115 | #751 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #111 of 114 | #6,155 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 Tazewell County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Richlands High at 85.1% proficient to Tazewell Intermediate at 74.5%, a gap of 10.6 points. That is the 84th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 5,530 to 5,134 students (down 7%) and from 333 to 399 full-time teachers (up 20%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richlands Elementary | Richlands | Elementary | PK-05 | 576 |
| Richlands High | Richlands | High | 09-12 | 557 |
| Tazewell High | Tazewell | High | 09-12 | 509 |
| Graham High | Bluefield | High | 09-12 | 489 |
| Richlands Middle | Richlands | Middle | 06-08 | 447 |
| Tazewell Primary | Tazewell | Elementary | PK-02 | 405 |
| Graham Intermediate | Bluefield | Elementary | 02-05 | 404 |
| Tazewell Middle | Tazewell | Middle | 06-08 | 377 |
| Tazewell Intermediate | North Tazewell | Elementary | 03-05 | 371 |
| Graham Middle | Bluefield | Middle | 06-08 | 339 |
| Cedar Bluff Elementary | Cedar Bluff | Elementary | PK-05 | 308 |
| Dudley Primary | Bluefield | Elementary | PK-01 | 208 |
| Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary | Bluefield | Elementary | PK-05 | 144 |
| Tazewell County Career & Technical Center | Tazewell | Elementary | N-N | · |
About Tazewell County Public Schools
Tazewell County Public Schools is a rural-scale public-school district in Virginia. The district runs 14 schools and instructs approximately 5,134 students.
For a sense of the school types, Tazewell County Public Schools consists of 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Tazewell County Public Schools is about 367, below the Virginia average of roughly 672.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 5%: 5,432 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,134 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Tazewell County Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.