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Alexandria City School District

Item: Alexandria City School District
Rating: 3
Author: Public School Review

1340 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (703) 619-8000

www.acps.k12.va.us

Top Rankings

Alexandria City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:

Overview

This School District

This State (VA)

# Schools

19 Schools

1,507 Schools

# Students

16,040 Students

830,818 Students

# Teachers

1,024 Teachers

58,618 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

District Rank

Alexandria City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 135 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 74% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (VA)

#103 out of 135 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

(20-21)

40%

54%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Alexandria City School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Virginia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

(20-21)

58%

69%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alexandria City School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Virginia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

(20-21)

44%

59%

80%

89%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Alexandria City School District and public school graduation rate of Virginia by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.73

0.71

# American Indian Students

19 Students

2,205 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,050 Students

60,050 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

6,050 Students

154,480 Students

% Hispanic Students

38%

19%

# Black Students

4,066 Students

179,571 Students

% Black Students

25%

22%

# White Students

4,222 Students

374,407 Students

% White Students

26%

45%

# Hawaiian Students

47 Students

1,288 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

586 Students

58,817 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

564

27,691

# Students in K Grade:

1,330

86,139

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,417

92,766

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,250

89,269

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,271

90,935

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,277

91,580

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,162

92,405

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,100

92,672

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,062

78,207

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,076

78,192

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,229

2,902

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,289

2,912

# Students in 11th Grade:

886

2,605

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,127

2,543

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $20,673 is higher than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $20,187 is higher than the state median of $15,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.

This School District

This State (VA)

Total Revenue

$332 MM

$19,496 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Alexandria City School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Virginia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$324 MM

$19,187 MM

This chart displays total spending of Alexandria City School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Virginia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$20,673

$15,473

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Alexandria City School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Virginia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$20,187

$15,228

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Alexandria City School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Virginia by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 19 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 16,040 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 74%
: 80% (Btm 50% in VA)
: Bottom 50%
: 40% (Btm 50%)
: 58% (Btm 50%)
: 44% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education