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Virginia Beach City Public Schools District Education: 3,987 Asian 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 3,987 Asian students enrolled in Virginia Beach City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Virginia Beach City Public Schools District welcomed 65,078 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 6.1% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the school.

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

Among the 82 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools District, Landstown High 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 Virginia Beach City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (45.1%)Black (23.0%)Hispanic (14.1%)Multiracial (11.1%)Asian (6.1%)<5% Ethnicities (0.7%)

Asian Enrollment Trends in Virginia Beach City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
2016-1769,0854,0515.9%
2017-1868,9864,1646%
2018-1968,6244,1536.1%
2019-2068,7064,2116.1%
2020-2165,6124,1506.3%
2021-2265,4984,0306.2%
2022-2365,5504,0526.2%
2023-2465,0783,9876.1%

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