Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind

As a minimally staffed unified-grade school in Staunton, Virginia, Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind instructs 65 students from grades pre-K through 12, one of the schools within Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind-Staunton. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind-Staunton (88 students total), Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind records that White students make up the majority at 55%; the rest looks like 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 2.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Staunton city's rate of about 83%.

Zooming out to the county, Staunton city reports that median household earnings sit near $65,581, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Staunton city's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,780 students), Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind is one campus in the mix.

Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.