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Nine Virginia Divisions Saw Graduation Rates Spike During COVID, Then Fall Back
Virginia's graduation data shows a sharp spike-and-fall pattern in a small group of school divisions. Nine divisions rose by three or more points from 2019 to 2021, then fell by three or more points b...
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%.