Hanover County Public Schools

Public school district based in Mechanicsville, Virginia. NCES district ID 5101830; state ID VA-042.

District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.

Operating schoolsDefinition

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25 · 2024–25

Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition

16,768

22 of 24 schools reported
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25 · 2024–25

Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition

1,266.9

Source: NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25 · 2024–25

Students per teacher FTEDefinition

Not shown: incomplete reporting

Not class size.
Source: NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25 · 2024–25

Charter schoolsDefinition

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25 · 2024–25

A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.

Enrollment by grade

**Students by grade, Hanover County Public Schools**Hanover County Public Schools, Virginia · students (sum of schools) · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a
Group	Students	Bar
Pre-Kindergarten	301
Kindergarten	1,157
Grade 1	1,166
Grade 2	1,123
Grade 3	1,274
Grade 4	1,230
Grade 5	1,285
Grade 6	1,254
Grade 7	1,303
Grade 8	1,317
Grade 9	1,322
Grade 10	1,332
Grade 11	1,337
Grade 12	1,367

Students by race/ethnicity

**Share of students by race/ethnicity, Hanover County Public Schools**Hanover County Public Schools, Virginia · % of students with a reported category · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a · groups under 10 students hidden
Group	Share	Bar
American Indian or Alaska Native	Suppressed
Asian	4.0%
Black or African American	8.9%
Hispanic/Latino	8.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Suppressed
Two or more races	7.0%
White	71.8%

Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.

Students by sex

**Share of students by sex, Hanover County Public Schools**Hanover County Public Schools, Virginia · % of students · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a
Group	Share	Bar
Female	47.9%
Male	52.1%

Schools in this district

Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 16, Rural 8.

**Operating public schools, Hanover County Public Schools**Virginia · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD and EDGE
School	Grades	Type	Students	Teacher FTE	Students / FTE	Locale
Atlee High Mechanicsville	9–12	Regular	1,470	96.6	15.2	Suburb: Large
Hanover High Mechanicsville	9–12	Regular	1,349	94.0	14.4	Suburb: Large
Patrick Henry High Ashland	9–12	Regular	1,294	96.5	13.4	Rural: Fringe
Mechanicsville High Mechanicsville	9–12	Regular	1,245	96.7	12.9	Suburb: Large
Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville	6–8	Regular	1,199	83.0	14.4	Suburb: Large
Liberty Middle Ashland	6–8	Regular	910	71.0	12.8	Rural: Fringe
Bell Creek Middle Mechanicsville	6–8	Regular	903	77.2	11.7	Suburb: Large
Oak Knoll Middle Mechanicsville	6–8	Regular	862	71.9	12	Suburb: Large
Cool Spring Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	852	56.0	15.2	Suburb: Large
Ashland Elementary Ashland	PK–5	Regular	675	57.0	11.8	Suburb: Large
Kersey Creek Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	672	47.0	14.3	Suburb: Large
Rural Point Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	627	43.0	14.6	Rural: Fringe
Laurel Meadow Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	591	45.0	13.1	Suburb: Large
Mechanicsville Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	572	45.0	12.7	Suburb: Large
Pearson's Corner Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	571	40.0	14.3	Suburb: Large
Pole Green Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	527	39.0	13.5	Rural: Fringe
Cold Harbor Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	495	41.0	12.1	Suburb: Large
South Anna Elementary Montpelier	PK–5	Regular	439	32.0	13.7	Rural: Fringe
Battlefield Park Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	407	32.0	12.7	Rural: Fringe
Washington-Henry Elementary Mechanicsville	PK–5	Regular	386	30.0	12.9	Suburb: Large
Elmont Elementary Ashland	PK–5	Regular	383	31.0	12.4	Rural: Fringe
Beaverdam Elementary Beaverdam	PK–5	Regular	339	24.0	14.1	Rural: Distant
The Georgetown School Mechanicsville	—	Alternative	Not reported	9.0	—	Suburb: Large
The Hanover Center For Trades And Technology Mechanicsville	—	Career and Technical	Not reported	9.0	—	Suburb: Large

Finance and graduation rates

District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.

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Sources for this page

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.

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