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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 70.6% of Rockingham 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 8,165 white students enrolled in Rockingham County 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 Rockingham County Public Schools District welcomed 11,570 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 70.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

Rockingham County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Harrisonburg City and has a main office in Harrisonburg.

Among the 23 schools in Rockingham County Public Schools District, Turner Ashby High School recorded the highest enrollment of white 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 Rockingham County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (70.6%)Hispanic (19.6%)Multiracial (5.5%)<5% Ethnicities (4.3%)

White Enrollment Trends in Rockingham County Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2016-1711,8679,40179.2%
2017-1811,8179,27978.5%
2018-1911,9309,23777.4%
2019-2011,9289,10876.4%
2020-2111,3548,50774.9%
2021-2211,3108,31473.5%
2022-2311,5168,29672%
2023-2411,5708,16570.6%

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