Richmond City
Nearly One in Four Richmond Students Drops Out. At One School, It's Nearly Half.
Richmond City graduated 72.4% of its students in 2023, the lowest rate of any division in Virginia. Its 23.8% dropout rate was nearly five times the state average of 5.4%.
One in Five Virginia Students Is Now Hispanic
In Manassas Park, seven of every 10 students are Hispanic. White enrollment has fallen to 9.8%, down from 19.8% eight years ago. Two hours south in the Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg crossed the majo...
Three in Four Virginia Divisions Never Recovered from COVID
Stafford County added 1,872 students between 2020 and 2025. It is one of 35 Virginia school divisions, out of 131, that can say enrollment has returned to where it was before the pandemic. The other 9...
Virginia's 19% Recovery
For 15 consecutive years, Virginia's public schools grew. From 2003-04 through 2017-18, enrollment climbed by 116,921 students, driven by Northern Virginia's suburban expansion and steady immigration....