School district · Virginia

Suffolk City Public Schools

Suffolk City Public Schools in Virginia: 22 public schools with 14,565 students and 14.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,970 per student in FY2024.

Schools
22
Students
14,565
Students per teacher
14.5
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,970
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)
1,004
Counselors (FTE)
45.0
Students per counselor
324
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

69%proficient

−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

6,279 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

67%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

5,481 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
$9.5K15
$10.1K16
$10.2K17
$10.6K18
$11.0K19
$11.3K20
$12.2K21
$13.2K22
$14.4K23
$15.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $33.7M
State
46% · $122.6M
Local
41% · $110.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,191
Support services
$5,078
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$32.3M
Long-term debt
$71.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 5High schools: 3Other schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–536214.554%57%
Creekside ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–576416.366%75%
Elephant's Fork ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–565318.159%57%
Florence Bowser ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–592621.076%78%
Hillpoint ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–578020.061%66%
Kilby Shores ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–549417.067%76%
Mack Benn Jr. ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–571316.263%68%
Pre-K–545615.770%74%
Northern Shores ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–579819.579%85%
Oakland ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–546417.883%86%
Southwestern ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–557918.775%80%
Colonel Fred Cherry MiddleFree meals for all
6–873611.772%63%
Forest Glen MiddleFree meals for all
6–843312.467%61%
John F. Kennedy MiddleFree meals for all
6–84989.163%60%
John Yeates MiddleFree meals for all
6–850910.083%68%
King's Fork MiddleFree meals for all
6–898613.765%52%
King's Fork HighFree meals for all
9–121,68616.2——
Lakeland HighFree meals for all
9–121,04512.2——
Nansemond River HighFree meals for all
9–121,68315.5——
FIRST AcademyCareer and technical
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Turlington Woods AlternativeAlternativeFree meals for all
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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
100 N Main St, Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone
(757)925-6750
Website