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Petersburg's Chronic Absence Rate Rose Each Year From 2019-20 to 2022-23
Every year from 2019-20 through 2022-23, Petersburg City Schools reported a higher chronic absenteeism rate than the year before.
118 Virginia Divisions Had Higher Chronic Absence in 2022-23 Than in 2019-20
This historical comparison examines Virginia's published chronic-absenteeism data for four school years, from 2019-20 through 2022-23. Among the 130 divisions that can be compared at both ends of that...
43 Virginia Divisions Were at Enrollment Lows in 2024-25
Virginia Beach City Public Schools reported 64,823 students in 2024-25, its lowest count in the available annual records from 2002-03 through 2024-25. It was the largest division at that historical lo...
Virginia Enrollment Had No Majority Racial or Ethnic Group in 2024-25
White students represented 43.4% of Virginia's 1,261,670 public school students in 2024-25, the largest reported racial or ethnic group. No single group made up half of enrollment.
34 Virginia Divisions Enrolled More Students Than in 2019-20
By 2024-25, 34 of Virginia's 130 comparable school divisions enrolled more students than in 2019-20. That was 26.2% of the comparison group. Statewide enrollment remained 36,413 students below its ear...
Virginia Kept Part of Its Enrollment Rebound in 2024-25
Virginia retained part of its enrollment rebound in 2024-25, but the count fell again. Public schools enrolled 1,261,670 students, down 592 from the year before and 36,413 below the 2019-20 peak. The ...