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Pulaski County has an excellent school system whose qualities include an attractive student/teacher ratio, a close proximity to several major universities, and one of seven Virginia Governor's Schools for the gifted. Click here for Pulaski County Schools website.
Public Schools - Type of School Number Enrolled Student/Teacher Ratio/Number of Institutions
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Elementary
2,432 Number Enrolled
13.8/1 Teacher Ratio
8 Institutions |
Middle
1,196 Number Enrolled
13.8/1 Teacher Ratio
2 Institutions |
High
1,610 Number Enrolled
15.7/1 eacher Ratio
1 Institutions |
Southwest Virginia's Governor's School
A rigorous two year program for upper-class high school students focusing on Science, Mathematics and Technology, it is one of seven schools designated by the Governor of Virginia.
New River Community College
Began in 1959 as a vocational/technical school, officially named New River Community College in 1969, offering courses in a variety of technical areas including accounting, data processing and business management. NRCC is a two year state institution
serving the citizens of the New River Valley. Enrollment is over 6,000 students with an experienced faculty of over 190. The College has innovative career studies and certificate programs that are specifically designed to meet the needs of local and state employers, in addition to programs geared towards students aiming towards transferring to a four year institution.
Radford University
A state supported university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs from six different colleges within the university:
Arts and Sciences
Waldrom College of Nursing
Business and Economics
Education and Human Development
Visual and Performing Arts
Graduate College
Consisting of 7,032 students from 48 states and 70 different countries. Radford is one of the lowest priced Universities in the State of Virginia.
Radford University has approximately 585 faculty members providing an excellent student teacher ratio.
Fully connected to the Internet, Radford's McConnell Library is home to over 500,000 volumes including bound periodicals, multimedia resources and electronic classrooms.
Annual graduates: Bachelor's Degree 1,659
Master's Degree 283
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech is a land grant institution offering 190 graduate and undergraduate degree programs from eight different colleges and the graduate school:
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Agriculture
Architecture
Arts and Sciences |
Business
Education
Engineering |
Forestry
Human Resources
Graduate School |
Tech is Virginia's largest University with approximately 25,000 students, from every state and 100 different countries, and is a premier national research institution.
Annual graduates: Bachelor's Degree 4,336
Master's Degree 1,467
Ph.D./Professional 361
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