Total enrollment
14,565
+206 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
22 schools in Suffolk
Virginia · Public K-12
Suffolk, Virginia has 22 public K-12 schools in service today, teaching roughly 14,565 students (an average of 662 per campus).
7-year change in Suffolk
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
27%
was 32%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
55%
was 55%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T. Washington Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 362 |
| Colonel Fred Cherry Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 736 |
| Creekside Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 764 |
| Elephant's Fork Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 653 |
| FIRST Academy | Elementary | N-N | · |
| Florence Bowser Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 926 |
| Forest Glen Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 433 |
| Hillpoint Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 780 |
| John F. Kennedy Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 498 |
| John Yeates Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 509 |
| Kilby Shores Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 494 |
| King's Fork High | High | 09-12 | 1,686 |
| King's Fork Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 986 |
| Lakeland High | High | 09-12 | 1,045 |
| Mack Benn Jr. Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 713 |
| Nansemond Parkway Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 456 |
| Nansemond River High | High | 09-12 | 1,683 |
| Northern Shores Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 798 |
| Oakland Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 464 |
| Southwestern Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 579 |
| The College and Career Academy at Pruden | Elementary | N-N | · |
| Turlington Woods Alternative | Elementary | N-N | · |
About Suffolk
Across Suffolk, Virginia, 22 public schools enrolls about 14,565 students between them.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city covers 14 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 14,359 students in SY 2017-18 versus 14,565 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 18 to 19 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment fell from 32% to 27%.
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