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Poquoson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
51 Odd Rd
Poquoson, VA 23662
Phone
(757) 868-7123
District
Poquoson City Public Schools
County
POQUOSON CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
690
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.9% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Poquoson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
81%
93%
85%
79%
77%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 190 27.5%
Grade 10 176 25.5%
Grade 11 154 22.3%
Grade 12 170 24.6%
Total 690 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.4% 92.2% 48.2%
Black 1.2% 1.3% 23.2%
Hispanic 3.0% 4.9% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.2% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 19.0% 23.3% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 16.1% 19.9% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 3.4% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,479 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 812.6 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.2% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.4% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.7% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,657 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.2% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.4% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 34.3% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.1% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.9% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.6% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.5% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 4.0% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,160 $14,714,000 58.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $558 $1,146,000 4.5%
Staff $703 $1,444,000 5.7%
General Administration $631 $1,296,000 5.1%
School Administration $748 $1,537,000 6.1%
Operation $1,201 $2,469,000 9.8%
Transportation $359 $737,000 2.9%
Other $6 $13,000 0.1%
Total Support $4,205 $8,642,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $938 $1,928,000 7.6%
Total Expenditures $12,304 $25,284,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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