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203 Asian students enrolled in Suffolk City Public Schools District 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 203 Asian students enrolled in Suffolk City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Suffolk City Public Schools District welcomed 14,520 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the school.

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

Among the 19 schools in Suffolk City Public Schools District, Northern Shores Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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 Suffolk City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

Black (54.9%)White (27.7%)Hispanic (8.3%)Multiracial (7.3%)<5% Ethnicities (1.9%)

Asian Enrollment Trends in Suffolk City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
2016-1714,2842251.6%
2017-1814,3592271.6%
2018-1914,2652251.6%
2019-2014,3232251.6%
2020-2113,8692131.5%
2021-2214,0482121.5%
2022-2314,4902091.4%
2023-2414,5202031.4%

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