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Virginia Beach City Public Schools District Education: 14,955 Black 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 14,955 Black students enrolled in Virginia Beach City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% 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, Black students comprised 23% of the student body to be the second most 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, Bayside High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black 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%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-1769,08516,54323.9%
2017-1868,98616,40023.8%
2018-1968,62416,14623.5%
2019-2068,70615,83523%
2020-2165,61215,41223.5%
2021-2265,49815,13723.1%
2022-2365,55015,07623%
2023-2465,07814,95523%

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