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Virginia Beach, Virginia - 82 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Virginia Beach City Public Schools #98 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,118 per pupil, Virginia Beach City Public Schools ranks #57 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
65,456
Total Enrollment
82
Schools
$14,118
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Virginia Beach City Public Schools operates 82 public schools serving 65,456 students, placing it among the largest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 53 combined, 14 middle, 12 high, 3 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio 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 Virginia Beach City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,118 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 46.6% local, 39.7% state, and 13.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #98 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 12 of 82 schools offering Advanced Placement (257 AP courses district-wide), a 354.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.2% White, 24.4% African American, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Salem Elementary, with a diversity index of 78.4/100.
Its largest campus is Landstown High, enrolling 2,152 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bayside 6th Grade Campus, at 329 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools school enrollment varies 6.5× across entities
Virginia Beach City Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 329 students (lowest) to 2,152 students (highest), a spread of 1,823 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.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 355:1 — 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.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — 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 Virginia Beach City Public Schools is typically wider than the Virginia Beach City Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach City Public Schools?
Virginia Beach City Public Schools has 82 schools, including 12 high, 14 middle, 3 elementary, 53 combined. Total enrollment is 65,456 students.
How much does Virginia Beach City Public Schools spend per student?
Virginia Beach City Public Schools spends $14,118 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #98 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Virginia Beach City Public Schools?
Virginia Beach City Public Schools students are 43.2% White, 24.4% African American, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Asian, averaged across 82 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Virginia Beach City Public Schools?
Virginia Beach City Public Schools has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #98 out of 131 districts in Virginia.