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Winchester City Public Schools District Education: 410 Black students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction lisa coons 2023

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

There were 410 Black students enrolled in Winchester City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Winchester City Public Schools District welcomed 4,236 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 9.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the school.

Winchester City Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Winchester City and has a main office in Winchester.

Among the seven schools in Winchester City Public Schools District, John Handley High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

Ethnic Distribution in Winchester City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

Hispanic (43.8%)White (35.2%)Black (9.7%)Multiracial (7.6%)<5% Ethnicities (3.8%)

Black Enrollment Trends in Winchester City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-174,47152411.7%
2017-184,38550111.4%
2018-194,35750311.5%
2019-204,39247010.7%
2020-214,26945610.7%
2021-224,14344210.7%
2022-234,26844410.4%
2023-244,2364109.7%

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