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Petersburg's Chronic Absenteeism Has Climbed Every Year Since 2019-20, Reaching 43%
Every year from 2019-20 through 2022-23, Petersburg City Schools reported a higher chronic absenteeism rate than the year before.
Nearly Half of Virginia's Students Identified as Homeless Were Chronically Absent in 2022-23
Virginia reported that 49.1% of its students identified as homeless were chronically absent in 2022-23, meaning they missed at least 10% of the school year. That is 7,687 students, according to the Vi...
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 2024, the 2024-25 school year and the most recent in the state's published data. That is the fewest in the 23 years of state records...
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...