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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Lynchburg City Public Schools District Education: 125 Asian 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 125 Asian students enrolled in Lynchburg City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 21.4% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Lynchburg City Public Schools District welcomed 7,794 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the school.

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

Among the 16 schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools District, Heritage Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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 Lynchburg City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

Black (48.8%)White (30.3%)Multiracial (10.2%)Hispanic (8.9%)<5% Ethnicities (1.8%)

Asian Enrollment Trends in Lynchburg City Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
2016-178,4771792.1%
2017-188,4131702%
2018-198,2861481.8%
2019-208,2381401.7%
2020-217,9611361.7%
2021-227,8791021.3%
2022-237,9031031.3%
2023-247,7941251.6%

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