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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 5% of Page County Public Schools District's student body 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 150 Hispanic students enrolled in Page County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 11.9% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Page County Public Schools District welcomed 3,011 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the school.

Page County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Page County and has a main office in Luray.

Among the eight schools in Page County Public Schools District, Page County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic 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 Page County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (89.0%)<5% Ethnicities (6.0%)Hispanic (5.0%)

Hispanic Enrollment Trends in Page County Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2016-173,4431223.5%
2017-183,3661183.5%
2018-193,3321183.5%
2019-203,3541344%
2020-213,2131173.6%
2021-223,1361284.1%
2022-233,0331344.4%
2023-243,0111505%

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