12 public K-12 schools in Yorktown from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
12 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.
The highest-ranked of Yorktown's 12 public schools is Grafton High, scoring 58/100, against a city average of 55.1/100. Computed live across every Yorktown campus reporting to NCES.
How the Yorktown Public-School Landscape Breaks Down
Yorktown, VA enrolls 8,937 students across 12 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those, 1 are charter schools, giving families genuine alternatives to the traditional neighbourhood assignment model. and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 55.1/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.
The most-resourced campus in Yorktown on this index is Grafton High, at 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 1,235 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.
Yorktown spans 1 district, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.
Yorktown school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Yorktown school enrollment ranges from 72 students (lowest) to 1,235 students (highest), a spread of 1,163 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.
Yorktown operates only 1 school district — one of the single most consolidated governance structures in the country
Most Yorktown school districts are a single unified district covering the whole city, a structural feature that simplifies inter-school comparison but concentrates policy authority, and the count here is near the floor observed nationally. Consolidation produces narrower variance because resources pool across a large population, but it can also mask intra-school district inequities — sub-school district differences within a single school district are not visible at this aggregation level. Consolidated systems typically rely more heavily on top-down funding formulas than on local revenue variability.
Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Yorktown
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
The highest-ranked school in Yorktown is Grafton High with a quality score of 58/100. There are 12 public schools in Yorktown with 8,937 total students.
How many schools are in Yorktown, VA? ▼
Yorktown has 12 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,937 students. 1 are charter schools.
Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio,
counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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