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Wythe County Public Schools District Education: 89 Hispanic students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction lisa coons 2023

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

There were 89 Hispanic students enrolled in Wythe County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 6% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Wythe County Public Schools District welcomed 3,803 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the school.

Wythe County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Wythe County and has a main office in Wytheville.

Among the 12 schools in Wythe County Public Schools District, Spiller Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

Ethnic Distribution in Wythe County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (91.2%)<5% Ethnicities (8.8%)

Hispanic Enrollment Trends in Wythe County Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Hispanic StudentsHispanic %
2016-174,221681.6%
2017-184,150621.5%
2018-194,076601.5%
2019-203,982571.4%
2020-213,858812.1%
2021-223,833721.9%
2022-233,880842.2%
2023-243,803892.3%

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