There were 17,094 Black or African American students enrolled in Prince William County schools in 2023-24 school year

There were 17,094 Black or African American students enrolled in Prince William County schools in 2023-24 school year
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There were 17,094 Black or African American students enrolled in Prince William County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Prince William County welcomed 89,525 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black or African American students comprised 19.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 94 schools in the county, Potomac High School recorded the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 943 students.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 14:1 in the 2023-24 school year, which is better than the national average of 15:1 in public schools.

Ethnicities in Prince William County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Prince William County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School Name Black or African American Students Enrollment Total Enrollment % of Total Enrollment
A. Henderson Elementary School 161 820 19.6%
Antietam Elementary School 143 744 19.2%
Ashland Elementary School 160 768 20.8%
Battlefield High School 183 2,139 8.6%
Bel Air Elementary School 43 418 10.3%
Belmont Elementary School 64 504 12.7%
Bennett Elementary School 95 744 12.8%
Brentsville District High School 42 863 4.9%
Bristow Run Elementary School 57 595 9.6%
Buckland Mills Elementary School 124 757 16.4%
Bull Run Middle School 128 1,094 11.7%
C. A. Sinclair Elementary School 96 673 14.3%
C. D. Hylton High School 363 1,912 19%
Cedar Point Elementary School 38 510 7.5%
Charles J. Colgan Senior High School 544 2,950 18.4%
Chris Yung Elementary School 132 778 17%
Coles Elementary School 17 413 4.1%
Covington-Harper Elementary School 411 948 43.4%
Dale City Elementary School 56 422 13.3%
Dumfries Elementary School 133 468 28.4%
E. H. Marsteller Middle School 146 1,182 12.4%
Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary School 112 577 19.4%
Enterprise Elementary School 57 391 14.6%
Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary School 438 883 49.6%
Featherstone Elementary School 37 471 7.9%
Forest Park High School 681 2,328 29.3%
Fred M. Lynn Middle School 206 971 21.2%
Freedom High School 613 2,349 26.1%
Gainesville High School 349 2,440 14.3%
Gainesville Middle School 159 1,364 11.7%
Gar-Field High School 503 2,568 19.6%
George G. Tyler Elementary School 63 468 13.5%
George M. Hampton Middle School 143 847 16.9%
George P. Mullen Elementary School 101 662 15.3%
Glenkirk Elementary School 44 568 7.7%
Graham Park Middle School 241 685 35.2%
Haymarket Elementary School 100 969 10.3%
Herbert J. Saunders Middle School 212 1,202 17.6%
J. W. Alvey Elementary School 46 570 8.1%
John D. Jenkins Elementary School 117 645 18.1%
John F. Pattie Senior Elementary School 265 895 29.6%
Kerrydale Elementary School 38 334 11.4%
Kyle R. Wilson Elementary School 153 885 17.3%
Lake Ridge Elementary School 171 706 24.2%
Lake Ridge Middle School 304 1,406 21.6%
Leesylvania Elementary School 209 756 27.6%
Loch Lomond Elementary School 13 497 2.6%
Louise A. Benton Middle School 179 1,359 13.2%
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School 72 424 17%
Marumsco Hills Elementary School 81 558 14.5%
Mary G. Porter Traditional 318 675 47.1%
Mary Williams Elementary School 246 698 35.2%
Minnieville Elementary School 171 597 28.6%
Montclair Elementary School 141 603 23.4%
Mountain View Elementary School 47 451 10.4%
Neabsco Elementary School 117 631 18.5%
Occoquan Elementary School 110 584 18.8%
Old Bridge Elementary School 54 494 10.9%
Osbourn Park High School 446 2,744 16.3%
Parkside Middle School 122 1,399 8.7%
Patriot High School 269 2,073 13%
Piney Branch Elementary School 66 777 8.5%
Potomac High School 943 2,174 43.4%
Potomac Middle School 354 986 35.9%
Potomac Shores Middle School 541 1,227 44.1%
Potomac View Elementary School 90 558 16.1%
R. Dean Kilby Elementary School 116 605 19.2%
Rippon Middle School 351 1,176 29.8%
River Oaks Elementary School 313 671 46.6%
Rockledge Elementary School 105 492 21.3%
Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School 132 1,344 9.8%
Rosa Parks Elementary School 137 617 22.2%
Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary School 44 796 5.5%
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary School 67 394 17%
Signal Hill Elementary School 90 793 11.3%
Sonnie Penn Elementary School 211 715 29.5%
Springwoods Elementary School 189 902 21%
Stuart M. Beville Middle School 204 1,125 18.1%
Sudley Elementary School 36 610 5.9%
Suella G. Ellis Elementary School 21 381 5.5%
Swans Creek Elementary School 251 630 39.8%
T. Clay Wood Elementary School 85 778 10.9%
The Nokesville School 43 1,176 3.7%
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School 51 656 7.8%
Triangle Elementary School 272 827 32.9%
Unity Braxton Middle School 118 1,028 11.5%
Unity Reed High School 232 2,174 10.7%
Victory Elementary School 109 657 16.6%
West Gate Elementary School 31 521 6%
Westridge Elementary School 140 655 21.4%
Woodbine Pre-School Center
Woodbridge High School 617 2,923 21.1%
Woodbridge Middle School 194 897 21.6%
Yorkshire Elementary School 57 831 6.9%


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