McHarg Elementary

McHarg Elementary operates as a compact elementary-level community in Radford, Virginia, one of the schools within Radford City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 383 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

McHarg Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Radford City Public Schools, a district that hosts 3,321 students overall.

Looking at the student body, McHarg Elementary lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 12% Black, 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Radford city as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, McHarg Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Radford city's rate of about 78%.

In the area at large, census data for Radford city shows median household earnings sit near $57,348, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Radford city's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,321 students), McHarg Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Radford City Virtual is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around McHarg Elementary.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McHarg Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 379 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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