Total enrollment
4,917
-127 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Gloucester County Public Schools
Virginia · 4,917 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 education in Gloucester County Public Schools reaches 4,917 students across 9 schools (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Gloucester County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Gloucester County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #31 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,917 | #48 of 130 | #1,972 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #59 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #63 of 130 | #3,736 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 65.8% | #78 of 115 | #2,254 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #91 of 114 | #3,941 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 Gloucester County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Petsworth Elementary at 84.6% proficient to Gloucester High at 69.1%, a gap of 15.5 points. That is the 75th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 5,439 to 4,917 students (down 10%) and from 361 to 363 full-time teachers (up 1%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester High | Gloucester | High | 09-12 | 1,547 |
| Page Middle | Gloucester | Middle | 06-08 | 573 |
| Peasley Middle | Gloucester | Middle | 06-08 | 565 |
| Botetourt Elementary | Gloucester | Elementary | PK-05 | 505 |
| Bethel Elementary | Gloucester | Elementary | PK-05 | 494 |
| Abingdon Elementary | Hayes | Elementary | PK-05 | 455 |
| Achilles Elementary | Hayes | Elementary | PK-05 | 397 |
| Petsworth Elementary | Gloucester | Elementary | PK-05 | 381 |
| Gloucester & Mathews Counties Gov's Health Sciences Academy | Gloucester | Elementary | N-N | · |
About Gloucester County Public Schools
As a sparse district in Virginia, Gloucester County Public Schools educates 4,917 students across 9 schools.
On the school-mix side, Gloucester County Public Schools is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 546 in this district, noticeably below the Virginia typical of 672.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,917 students, fell 3% from the 5,044 reported in SY 2020-21.
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