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Norfolk City School District

Item: Norfolk City School District
Rating: 2
Author: Public School Review

800 E City Hall Ave., Room 1200
Norfolk, VA 23510

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (757) 628-3830

www.nps.k12.va.us

Top Rankings

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

Overview

This School District

This State (VA)

# Schools

50 Schools

1,084 Schools

# Students

27,306 Students

534,766 Students

# Teachers

2,039 Teachers

38,048 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

District Rank

Norfolk 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 82% has increased from 77% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (VA)

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

(20-21)

27%

54%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Norfolk 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)

56%

69%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Norfolk 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)

35%

59%

82%

89%

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

Students by Ethnicity:

0.62

0.72

# American Indian Students

92 Students

1,469 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

502 Students

43,461 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

3,650 Students

104,229 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

20%

# Black Students

15,562 Students

106,774 Students

% Black Students

57%

20%

# White Students

5,564 Students

239,892 Students

% White Students

21%

45%

# Hawaiian Students

72 Students

760 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,864 Students

38,181 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

1,711

33,899

# Students in K Grade:

2,194

79,146

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,249

84,663

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,100

80,773

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,956

77,963

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,006

77,956

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,949

76,046

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,962

14,090

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,864

2,076

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,889

748

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,886

1,863

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,782

1,907

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,157

1,783

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,601

1,853

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,805 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,473. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $14,243 is less than the state median of $15,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.

This School District

This State (VA)

Total Revenue

$404 MM

$19,496 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Norfolk 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

$389 MM

$19,187 MM

This chart displays total spending of Norfolk 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

$14,805

$15,473

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Norfolk 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

$14,243

$15,228

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Norfolk 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: 50 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 27,306 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 80%
: 82% (Btm 50% in VA)
: Bottom 50%
: 27% (Btm 50%)
: 56% (Btm 50%)
: 35% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education