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Three in Four Virginia Divisions Never Recovered from COVID
Five years after the pandemic, 96 of 131 Virginia school divisions remain below pre-COVID enrollment. The five largest losers account for 45% of the gap.
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Nine in Ten Virginia Students Graduate on Time. The Pandemic Bump Is Wearing Off.
Virginia still graduates more than 91% of its students, but the 93% pandemic-era peak in 2021 has eroded, with 78 of 130 divisions sliding back.
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Norfolk Has Lost Students Every Year for 22 Years
Norfolk Public Schools has declined every single year since 2003, losing 9,913 students. Now the Navy city is closing nine schools to match a student body that may never come back.
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White Students Are Now 43% of Virginia's Schools
Virginia crossed the majority-minority threshold in 2014. Since then, white enrollment has fallen by 106,000 students and 13 more divisions have flipped.
enrollment
Virginia's 19% Recovery
Virginia recovered less than a fifth of students lost to COVID. Five years later, enrollment is still sliding and the forces behind it are structural.
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Virginia Publishes 2024-25 Enrollment Data
VDOE releases 2024-25 data showing 1,261,501 students statewide, down 36,511 from peak, with only 19% of losses recovered.