At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
16,768
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
24
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,035
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,570
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 15,611
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,175.11
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.3:1
What current records say about Hanover County Public Schools
Hanover County Public Schools operates 24 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Ashland, Virginia. NCES reports 16,768 students and 1,273.86 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Virginia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 15 of 131 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,035 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,570 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 123 of 131 in Virginia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,273.86
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $222,458,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Hanover County Public Schools
Ashland, Virginia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 37.7687, -77.4753
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White71.7%
- Hispanic8.2%
- Black8.9%
- Asian4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial7%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Hanover County Public Schools
24 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 24 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 675 | 11.8:1 | |
| Atlee High | High09–12 | 1,470 | 15.2:1 | |
| Battlefield Park Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 407 | 12.7:1 | |
| Beaverdam Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 339 | 14.1:1 | |
| Bell Creek Middle | Middle06–08 | 903 | 11.7:1 | |
| Chickahominy Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,199 | 14.4:1 | |
| Cold Harbor Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 495 | 12.1:1 | |
| Cool Spring Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 852 | 15.2:1 | |
| Elmont Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 383 | 12.4:1 | |
| Hanover High | High09–12 | 1,349 | 14.4:1 | |
| Kersey Creek Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 672 | 14.3:1 | |
| Laurel Meadow Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 591 | 13.1:1 | |
| Liberty Middle | Middle06–08 | 910 | 12.8:1 | |
| Mechanicsville Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 572 | 12.7:1 | |
| Mechanicsville High | High09–12 | 1,245 | 12.9:1 | |
| Oak Knoll Middle | Middle06–08 | 862 | 12:1 | |
| Patrick Henry High | High09–12 | 1,294 | 13.4:1 | |
| Pearson's Corner Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 571 | 14.3:1 | |
| Pole Green Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 527 | 13.5:1 | |
| Rural Point Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 627 | 14.6:1 | |
| South Anna Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 439 | 13.7:1 | |
| The Georgetown School | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| The Hanover Center For Trades And Technology | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Washington-Henry Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 386 | 12.9:1 |