McHarg Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Radford, Virginia
McHarg Elementary in Radford, Virginia enrolled 383 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
404 students in 2022-23, 391 students in 2023-24, 383 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.3 to 29.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 404 | 27.3 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 30.3 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 383 | 29.0 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 323 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McHarg Elementary enrolled 323 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 323 of the 323 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.9% of students were White, 12.0% Black, 12.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White68.9%
- Black12.0%
- Two or more races12.0%
- Hispanic6.0%
- Asian1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Radford
4 public elementary schools in Radford report 2024-25 enrollment; McHarg Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Heth Elementary | 473 | 13.9 | 79.9% |
| McHarg Elementary | 383 | 13.2 | 88.8% |
| Belview Elementary | 245 | 11.0 | 54.7% |
| Indian Valley Elementary | 110 | 11.2 | 81.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about McHarg Elementary
- Belle Heth ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 473 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Riverlawn ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 380 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare McHarg Elementary with Belle Heth ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Radford City Public Schools spends per student$9,898 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,898
- The largest public schools in VirginiaMcHarg Elementary is the number 842 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#842 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about McHarg Elementary
How many students attend McHarg Elementary?
383 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 404 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Radford, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at McHarg Elementary?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is McHarg Elementary a Title I school?
McHarg Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is McHarg Elementary in?
Radford City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510318001344 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.