Total enrollment
1,300
-110 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Northampton County Public Schools
Virginia · 1,300 students · 4 cities
Inside Northampton County Public Schools (Virginia), 5 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 1,300 students (around 260 per school).
4-year change in Northampton County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Northampton County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #111 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,300 | #110 of 130 | #5,962 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #104 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #11 of 130 | #1,530 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.7% | #4 of 115 | #190 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #16 of 114 | #471 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 Northampton County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Northampton High at 66.5% proficient to Occohannock Elementary at 43.4%, a gap of 23.1 points. That is the 47th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,654 to 1,300 students (down 21%) and from 128 to 113 full-time teachers (down 12%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton High | Eastville | High | 09-12 | 401 |
| Occohannock Elementary | Exmore | Elementary | PK-06 | 385 |
| Kiptopeke Elementary | Cape Charles | Elementary | PK-06 | 300 |
| Northampton Middle | Eastville | Middle | 07-08 | 214 |
| The T.E.C.H. Center | Machipongo | Elementary | N-N | · |
About Northampton County Public Schools
Northampton County Public Schools is a rural-scale Virginia school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,300.
In terms of grade levels, Northampton County Public Schools is made up of 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Northampton County Public Schools runs about 260 students per school, 61% below the state mean of roughly 672.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 8%: 1,410 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,300 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Northampton County Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.