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Isle of Wight County Public Schools District Education: 460 multiracial students were enrolled 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 460 multiracial students enrolled in Isle of Wight County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Isle of Wight County Public Schools District welcomed 5,594 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 8.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the school.

Isle of Wight County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Isle of Wight County and has a main office in Smithfield.

Among the 11 schools in Isle of Wight County Public Schools District, Smithfield High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial 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 Isle of Wight County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (59.0%)Black (24.4%)Multiracial (8.2%)Hispanic (6.9%)<5% Ethnicities (1.5%)

Multiracial Enrollment Trends in Isle of Wight County Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Multiracial StudentsMultiracial %
2016-175,4512554.7%
2017-185,4762735%
2018-195,5322895.2%
2019-205,6303486.2%
2020-215,3963716.9%
2021-225,6194207.5%
2022-235,6294277.6%
2023-245,5944608.2%

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