New Kent High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · New Kent, Virginia

New Kent High in New Kent, Virginia enrolled 1,073 students in 2024-25 with 67.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Virginia: 88.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

1,120 students in 2022-23, 1,115 students in 2023-24, 1,073 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 63.0 to 67.0.

Students enrolled at New Kent High by school year2022-23: 1,120, 2023-24: 1,115, 2024-25: 1,07305001k1.5k2022-231,1202023-241,1152024-251,073
Students enrolled at New Kent High by school year2022-23: 1,120, 2023-24: 1,115, 2024-25: 1,07305001k1.5k2022-231,1202023-241,1152024-251,073
Students enrolled at New Kent High by school year2022-23: 1,120, 2023-24: 1,115, 2024-25: 1,07305001k1.5k2022-231,1202023-241,1152024-251,073
Students enrolled at New Kent High by school year2022-23: 1,120, 2023-24: 1,115, 2024-25: 1,07305001k1.5k2022-231,1202023-241,1152024-251,073
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,12063.017.8
2023-241,11559.018.9
2024-251,07367.016.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Virginia high schools

Among the 324 Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; New Kent High 16.0; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNew Kent High 16.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; New Kent High 16.0; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNew Kent High 16.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; New Kent High 16.0; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNew Kent High 16.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; New Kent High 16.0; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNew Kent High 16.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 265 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Kent High enrolled 1,060 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 189 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 265 of the 1,060 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions189
  • Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.1% of students were White, 12.8% Black, 7.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White72.1%
  2. Black12.8%
  3. Hispanic7.0%
  4. Two or more races6.2%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at New Kent High scored proficient or above: 75-79% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math75‑79%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 270 students in New Kent High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtVirginia
Four-year graduation rate90%90%88.8%
Students in the class27027099,059

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about New Kent High

  1. West Point Middle/HighThe nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 434 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Warhill HighThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 1,277 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare New Kent High with West Point Middle/HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Kent County Public Schools spends per student$13,400 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,400
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaNew Kent High is the number 170 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#170 of 324
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about New Kent High

  1. How many students attend New Kent High?
    1,073 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,120 in 2022-23. It is a high school in New Kent, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at New Kent High?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for high schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is New Kent High a Title I school?
    New Kent High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at New Kent High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at New Kent High scored proficient or above: 75-79% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at New Kent High?
    90% of the 270 students in New Kent High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is New Kent High in?
    New Kent County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510261002156 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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