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New Kent, Virginia - 5 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks New Kent County Public Schools #130 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,932 per pupil, New Kent County Public Schools ranks #123 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,435
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,932
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Kent County Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 3,435 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in New Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,932 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 14 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.5% local, 50.4% state, and 9.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #130 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 448.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.9% White, 11.8% African American, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Kent Elementary, with a diversity index of 49.3/100.
Its largest campus is New Kent High, enrolling 1,073 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
New Kent High accounts for 30.0% of all New Kent County Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means New Kent County Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
New Kent County Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
New Kent County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 510 students (lowest) to 1,073 students (highest), a spread of 563 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
New Kent County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
New Kent County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within New Kent County Public Schools is typically wider than the New Kent County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to New Kent County Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in New Kent County Public Schools?
New Kent County Public Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,435 students.
How much does New Kent County Public Schools spend per student?
New Kent County Public Schools spends $11,932 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #130 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of New Kent County Public Schools?
New Kent County Public Schools students are 72.9% White, 11.8% African American, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Kent County Public Schools?
New Kent County Public Schools has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #130 out of 131 districts in Virginia.