Quantcast

Gateway Reporter

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

How many Black students were enrolled in Chesterfield County 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 16,889 Black students enrolled in Chesterfield County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Chesterfield County Public Schools District welcomed 64,183 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 26.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the school.

Chesterfield County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Chesterfield County and has a main office in Chesterfield.

Among the 65 schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools District, Thomas Dale 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 Chesterfield County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (42.9%)Black (26.3%)Hispanic (21.5%)Multiracial (5.7%)<5% Ethnicities (3.7%)

Black Enrollment Trends in Chesterfield County Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-1760,10315,53225.8%
2017-1860,97615,69225.7%
2018-1961,60815,79925.6%
2019-2062,66915,89325.4%
2020-2160,90316,02026.3%
2021-2262,50016,35726.2%
2022-2363,96216,89326.4%
2023-2464,18316,88926.3%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS