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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 3.7% of Bath 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 19 Black students enrolled in Bath County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 11.8% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Bath County Public Schools District welcomed 509 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 3.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the school.

Bath County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Bath County and has a main office in Warm Springs.

Among the three schools in Bath County Public Schools District, Valley 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 Bath County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (89.6%)<5% Ethnicities (10.4%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-17562162.8%
2017-18555183.2%
2018-19543193.5%
2019-20529152.8%
2020-21521163.1%
2021-22502163.2%
2022-23504173.4%
2023-24509193.7%

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