School district · Virginia

Hopewell City Public Schools

Hopewell City Public Schools in Virginia: 7 public schools with 3,949 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,088 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 3,949
Students per teacher: 13.2; VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,088; 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): 299
Counselors (FTE): 13.0
Students per counselor: 304; VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

51%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

1,581 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

42%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

1,342 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

$9.9K15

$10.1K16

$11.1K17

$11.2K18

$11.9K19

$12.3K20

$12.5K21

$14.9K22

$16.8K23

$17.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $13.6M
State: 62% · $45.3M
Local: 19% · $14.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,069
Support services: $6,311
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $3.5M
Long-term debt: $11.1M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Woodlawn Pre-School Learning CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	307	14.6	—	—	Hopewell
Dupont ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	589	14.5	49%	47%	Hopewell
Harry E. James ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	535	11.3	56%	57%	Hopewell
Patrick Copeland ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	579	13.6	49%	44%	Hopewell
Carter G. Woodson MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	803	12.2	51%	34%	Hopewell
Hopewell HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,136	16.4	—	—	Hopewell
New HOPE AcademyAlternative	—	—	—	—	—	Hopewell

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.

Sources

Address: 103 N. 12th Avenue, Hopewell, VA 23860
Phone: (804)541-6400

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.