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Analysis: White students comprised 44.2% of Virginia student body in 2023-24 school year

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VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

Of the 1,261,962 students enrolled in Virginia schools during the 2023-24 school year, 44.2% identified as white, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

This represents 557,784 white students at the time, which is a decrease from the year before, when there were 568,478 white students enrolled.

As of November 2023, according to Public School Review, in the 2023-24 school year, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools.

Ethnicities in Virginia in 2023-24 School Year

White (44.2%)Black (21.5%)Hispanic (19.4%)Asian (7.6%)Multiracial (6.9%)<5% Ethnicities (0.5%)

Enrollment Dempgraphics at Virginia's Student Body Over 8 School Years

School YearTotal Enrollment% White StudentsTotal White Enrollment
2016-171,288,03349.7%640,328
2017-181,292,70649%632,811
2018-191,290,51348.4%624,660
2019-201,298,08347.6%617,310
2020-211,252,75246.3%580,618
2021-221,251,97045.8%573,619
2022-231,263,34245%568,478
2023-241,261,96244.2%557,784

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