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Chesapeake City Public Schools District Education: 17,443 white students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction lisa coons 2023

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

There were 17,443 white students enrolled in Chesapeake City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Chesapeake City Public Schools District welcomed 40,640 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 42.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

Chesapeake City Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Chesapeake City and has a main office in Chesapeake.

Among the 45 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools District, Grassfield High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

Ethnic Distribution in Chesapeake City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (42.9%)Black (31.0%)Hispanic (13.0%)Multiracial (9.3%)<5% Ethnicities (3.7%)

White Enrollment Trends in Chesapeake City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2016-1740,19219,56848.7%
2017-1840,65619,31547.5%
2018-1940,89819,29147.2%
2019-2041,59719,06645.8%
2020-2139,67317,62744.4%
2021-2240,47817,99244.4%
2022-2340,82117,84743.7%
2023-2440,64017,44342.9%

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