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Danville City Public Schools District Education: 75 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 75 Asian students enrolled in Danville City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 17.2% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Danville City Public Schools District welcomed 5,580 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the school.

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

Among the 13 schools in Danville City Public Schools District, Galileo Magnet High 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 Danville City Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

Black (69.0%)White (14.8%)Hispanic (10.6%)<5% Ethnicities (5.7%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Asian StudentsAsian %
2016-175,956771.3%
2017-185,828821.4%
2018-195,686791.4%
2019-205,702691.2%
2020-215,505701.3%
2021-225,736711.2%
2022-235,685641.1%
2023-245,580751.3%

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