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38 Virginia Divisions Hit Their Worst-Ever Graduation Rate in 2023. 24 Hit Their Best.
Correction (July 21, 2026): An earlier version reported 132 Virginia divisions in the 2023 comparison; the package contains 130. It also incorrectly said most record-low divisions peaked in 2021 and t...
One in Three Virginia Divisions at Record-Low Enrollment
Virginia Beach City Public Schools enrolled 64,823 students in fall 2025. That is the fewest in the division's history, dating back at least 23 years, and 11,474 fewer than its 2004 peak. It is also t...
Nine in Ten Virginia Students Graduate on Time. The Pandemic Bump Is Wearing Off.
Virginia graduated 93% of its high school students in 2021, the highest rate in the state's data. Two years later, that number had fallen to 91.9%.