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Newport News, Virginia - 40 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Newport News City Public Schools #53 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,115 per pupil, Newport News City Public Schools ranks #37 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
26,531
Total Enrollment
40
Schools
$15,115
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newport News City Public Schools operates 40 public schools serving 26,531 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 28 combined, 7 middle, 5 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Newport News City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,115 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.8% local, 50.6% state, and 17.7% 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 55/100, ranked #53 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 40 schools offering Advanced Placement (90 AP courses district-wide), a 381.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.5% African American, 18.0% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is General Stanford Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.2/100.
Its largest campus is Woodside High, enrolling 1,723 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is John Marshall Early Childhood Center, at 213 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Newport News City Public Schools school enrollment varies 8.1× across entities
Newport News City Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 213 students (lowest) to 1,723 students (highest), a spread of 1,510 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Newport News City Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Newport News City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — 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.
Newport News City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8% — 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 Newport News City Public Schools is typically wider than the Newport News City Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Newport News City 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 Newport News City Public Schools?
Newport News City Public Schools has 40 schools, including 5 high, 7 middle, 28 combined. Total enrollment is 26,531 students.
How much does Newport News City Public Schools spend per student?
Newport News City Public Schools spends $15,115 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #53 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Newport News City Public Schools?
Newport News City Public Schools students are 53.5% African American, 18.0% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 40 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newport News City Public Schools?
Newport News City Public Schools has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #53 out of 131 districts in Virginia.