FIRST COLONIAL HIGH vs TALLWOOD HIGH

How do these schools compare?

Metric FIRST COLONIAL HIGH TALLWOOD HIGH
Location Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach, VA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,727 1,890
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.1:1 15.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 30.5% 38.2%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric FIRST COLONIAL HIGH TALLWOOD HIGH
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $15,459 $15,459
District Virginia Beach City Public Schools Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group FIRST COLONIAL HIGH TALLWOOD HIGH
White 55.0% 35.1%
African American 17.2% 32.6%
Hispanic or Latino 16.6% 12.4%
Asian 2.7% 8.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.5%
Multiracial 7.9% 11.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric FIRST COLONIAL HIGH TALLWOOD HIGH
AP Courses Offered 26 21
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 287.8:1 270:1
Chronic Absenteeism 31.2% 23.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 95 46
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.