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1,076 Black students enrolled in Martinsville City Public Schools District 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 1,076 Black students enrolled in Martinsville City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Martinsville City Public Schools District welcomed 1,807 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 59.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the school.

Martinsville City Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Martinsville City and has a main office in Martinsville.

Among the five schools in Martinsville City Public Schools District, Martinsville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black 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 Martinsville City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

Black (59.5%)White (18.2%)Hispanic (14.8%)Multiracial (6.2%)<5% Ethnicities (1.3%)

Black Enrollment Trends in Martinsville City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-172,0421,24060.7%
2017-182,0161,19859.4%
2018-191,9421,17560.5%
2019-201,9301,12058%
2020-211,8811,10458.7%
2021-221,8171,07659.2%
2022-231,8101,05658.3%
2023-241,8071,07659.5%

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