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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 1.2% of Smyth 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 48 multiracial students enrolled in Smyth County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Smyth County Public Schools District welcomed 3,894 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the school.

Smyth County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Smyth County and has a main office in Marion.

Among the 13 schools in Smyth County Public Schools District, Oak Point Elementary 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 Smyth County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (92.9%)<5% Ethnicities (7.1%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Multiracial StudentsMultiracial %
2016-174,505400.9%
2017-184,431280.6%
2018-194,332360.8%
2019-204,269370.9%
2020-214,110411%
2021-224,052461.1%
2022-233,983521.3%
2023-243,894481.2%

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