School district · Virginia

Colonial Heights City Public Schools

Colonial Heights City Public Schools in Virginia: 6 public schools with 2,971 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,698 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,971
Students per teacher
12.4
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,698
VA $17.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
239
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
371
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

68%proficient

+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

1,297 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

66%proficient

+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 50% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

1,248 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.1K15
$12.2K16
$12.2K17
$12.8K18
$13.0K19
$13.3K20
$14.1K21
$15.0K22
$16.0K23
$16.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.4% · $5.8M
State
39% · $23.9M
Local
51% · $31.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,371
Support services
$5,623
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.6M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Lakeview ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542212.467%72%
North ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–531112.471%81%
Tussing ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–565214.275%77%
Colonial Heights MiddleFree meals for all
6–870012.765%57%
Colonial Heights HighFree meals for all
9–1288613.4——
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
512 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Phone
(804)524-3400
Website