Total enrollment
40,607
+934 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
48 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
Virginia · 40,607 students · 1 city
Public K-12 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools number 48, teaching approximately 40,607 Virginia students (an average of 846 per school).
4-year change in Chesapeake City Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
45
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Chesapeake City Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #20 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40,607 | #7 of 130 | #135 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 45 | #8 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #90 of 130 | #4,469 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 49.1% | #91 of 115 | #4,291 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #14 of 114 | #434 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Chesapeake City Public Schools
State test results across the district's 38 scored schools run from Grassfield High at 91.9% proficient to Truitt Intermediate at 50.0%, a gap of 41.9 points. That is the 16th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 45 district schools that reported both years went from 40,646 to 40,607 students (unchanged) and from 2,678 to 2,888 full-time teachers (up 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Chesapeake City Public Schools
Chesapeake City Public Schools is a medium-population Virginia school district running 48 schools with combined enrollment near 40,607.
On the school-mix side, Chesapeake City Public Schools covers 31 elementary, 10 middle, and 7 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Chesapeake City Public Schools runs about 846 students per school, 26% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 672.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 39,673 students in SY 2020-21 versus 40,607 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Chesapeake City Public Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.