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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Lynchburg City Public Schools District Education: 3,804 Black 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 3,804 Black students enrolled in Lynchburg City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less 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, Black students comprised 48.8% of the student body to be the most 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, E. C. Glass 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 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%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2016-178,4774,19749.5%
2017-188,4134,15449.4%
2018-198,2864,08849.3%
2019-208,2384,01248.7%
2020-217,9613,96949.9%
2021-227,8793,93449.9%
2022-237,9033,88749.2%
2023-247,7943,80448.8%

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