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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 18.3% of Waynesboro 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 559 Black students enrolled in Waynesboro City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 10.5% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Waynesboro City Public Schools District welcomed 3,060 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 18.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the school.

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

Among the seven schools in Waynesboro City Public Schools District, Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (48.1%)Hispanic (21.2%)Black (18.3%)Multiracial (10.4%)<5% Ethnicities (2.0%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-173,17051816.3%
2017-183,09050916.5%
2018-193,03450116.5%
2019-202,96146715.8%
2020-212,91449016.8%
2021-223,02249816.5%
2022-233,04350616.6%
2023-243,06055918.3%

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