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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 3.8% of Augusta County Public Schools District's student body 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 385 Black students enrolled in Augusta County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 6.4% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Augusta County Public Schools District welcomed 10,144 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the school.

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

Among the 18 schools in Augusta County Public Schools District, Wilson Elementary 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 Augusta County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (81.7%)Hispanic (7.4%)<5% Ethnicities (5.2%)Multiracial (5.8%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-1710,3862482.4%
2017-1810,3632722.6%
2018-1910,4072792.7%
2019-2010,3422912.8%
2020-2110,1503233.2%
2021-229,9313633.7%
2022-2310,0773623.6%
2023-2410,1443853.8%

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