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Petersburg Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Petersburg City Pblc Schs School District details

Petersburg City Pblc Schs School District
255 South Boulevard East
Petersburg, VA 23805

4,178 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Petersburg City Pblc Schs School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.1% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
40%
70%
47%
73%
34%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cool Spring Elem School
1450 Talley Avenue
Petersburg, VA, 23803
KG-05
Lakemont Elem School
51 Gibbons St
Petersburg, VA, 23803
KG-05
Petersburg High School
3101 Johnson Road
Petersburg, VA, 23805
09-12
Pleasants Lane Elem School
100 Pleasants Lane
Petersburg, VA, 23803
KG-05
Vernon Johns Middle School
3101 Homestead Drive
Petersburg, VA, 23805
06-08
Walnut Hill Elem School
300 S Boulevard
Petersburg, VA, 23805
KG-05
Westview Early Childhood Ed. Ctr. School
1100 Patterson Street
Petersburg, VA, 23803
PK-PK

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.9% 49.0%
Black 88.6% 23.4%
Hispanic 7.6% 19.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 7.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.7% 45.9%
Free lunch eligible 94.7% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,100 $29,883,900 55.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $712 $2,996,808 5.6%
Staff $1,402 $5,901,018 11.0%
General Administration $227 $955,443 1.8%
School Administration $659 $2,773,731 5.2%
Operation $1,086 $4,570,974 8.5%
Transportation $438 $1,843,542 3.4%
Other $345 $1,452,105 2.7%
Total Support $4,868 $20,489,412 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $798 $3,358,782 6.3%
Total Expenditures $12,767 $53,736,303 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,122 $10,150,830,466 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $719 $899,115,816 4.8%
Staff $956 $1,195,311,652 6.4%
General Administration $235 $293,181,354 1.6%
School Administration $785 $981,688,258 5.3%
Operation $1,172 $1,464,732,040 7.8%
Transportation $669 $836,467,381 4.5%
Other $242 $303,024,403 1.6%
Total Support $4,780 $5,973,544,662 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,052 $2,564,076,445 13.7%
Total Expenditures $14,953 $18,688,464,433 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

School Districts serving Petersburg, VA

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