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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 3.5% of Bland County Public Schools District's student body 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 28 multiracial students enrolled in Bland County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 22.2% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Bland County Public Schools District welcomed 793 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the school.

Bland County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Bland County and has a main office in Bastian.

Among the two schools in Bland County Public Schools District, Bland County High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial 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 Bland County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (87.1%)<5% Ethnicities (12.8%)

Multiracial Enrollment Trends in Bland County Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Multiracial StudentsMultiracial %
2016-17771151.9%
2017-18730162.2%
2018-19736172.3%
2019-20693172.5%
2020-21670192.8%
2021-22719263.6%
2022-23796364.5%
2023-24793283.5%

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