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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 12.7% of Staunton City 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 342 Black students enrolled in Staunton City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 4.5% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Staunton City Public Schools District welcomed 2,698 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 12.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the school.

Staunton City Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Staunton City and has a main office in Staunton.

Among the six schools in Staunton City Public Schools District, Staunton 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 Staunton City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (62.5%)Multiracial (13.9%)Black (12.7%)Hispanic (9.0%)<5% Ethnicities (1.9%)

Black Enrollment Trends in Staunton City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-172,67942615.9%
2017-182,70142415.7%
2018-192,72843115.8%
2019-202,73844716.3%
2020-212,60739915.3%
2021-222,74040114.6%
2022-232,69535813.3%
2023-242,69834212.7%

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