Public schools in Martinsville, VA
Martinsville has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,170 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Henry County School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Martinsville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Martinsville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County School District | 5 | 7,010 | $13,812 |
| Martinsville City Public Schools | 5 | 1,810 | $17,343 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Martinsville, 540 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville High | 540 | 13.4 | All free (CEP) | Martinsville City Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Martinsville, 1,121 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park Middle | 734 | 17.7 | 99.1% | Henry County |
| Martinsville Middle | 387 | 11.1 | All free (CEP) | Martinsville City Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 elementary schools in Martinsville, 2,399 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow View Elementary | 659 | 16.1 | 88.3% | Henry County |
| G.W. Carver Elementary | 460 | 15.3 | 91.1% | Henry County |
| Albert Harris Elementary | 399 | 11.1 | 99.7% | Martinsville City Public Schools |
| Patrick Henry Elementary | 357 | 12.8 | 99.7% | Martinsville City Public Schools |
| Mount Olivet Elementary | 271 | 15.9 | 89.6% | Henry County |
| Rich Acres Elementary | 253 | 13.3 | 88.8% | Henry County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Martinsville, 110 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearview Early Learning Center | 110 | 12.2 | 100.0% | Martinsville City Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Martinsville's public schools compare with Virginia's
The median Martinsville school has 13.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Virginia median of 13.7. 70% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 393 students (state 557).
| Martinsville | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 393 | 557 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 70% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 64% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Martinsville schools and the 1,845 Virginia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Martinsville
- Henry County School DistrictRuns 5 of Martinsville's 10 public schools and spent $13,812 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,812
- Martinsville High, the largest high school in Martinsville540 students in 2024-25, 13.4 per teacher.540
- Compare Henry County School District with Martinsville City Public SchoolsMartinsville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in VirginiaVirginia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Martinsville addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Norfolk44 schools
- Roanoke41 schools
- Woodbridge40 schools
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Questions about schools in Martinsville
How many public schools are in Martinsville, VA?
10 public schools with an address in Martinsville were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,170 students.What is the largest high school in Martinsville?
Martinsville High, with 540 students in 2024-25 (Martinsville City Public Schools).Which districts run Martinsville's schools?
Henry County School District (5 schools), Martinsville City Public Schools (5 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25