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38 Virginia Divisions Hit Their Worst-Ever Graduation Rate in 2023. 24 Hit Their Best.
In 2023, 38 of Virginia's 132 school divisions recorded their lowest graduation rate in five years of data. At the same time, 24 divisions recorded their highest. The state is not uniformly improving ...
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...
Norfolk Has Lost Students Every Year for 22 Years
Norfolk Public Schools enrolled 36,745 students in 2002-03. In 2024-25, the count was 26,832. Between those two years, enrollment fell every single year: 22 consecutive annual declines, a streak no ot...