B+
Hampton City Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Hampton.
Students
19,472
Schools
33
Spent per student
$15,838
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$114.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Hampton City Public Schools
- School Grade B+: better than 71% of Virginia districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the VA average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $114.4M, about $5,875 per student
Test scores vs. VA
2020–21Math proficiency60%
State average 54.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 88.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,838 per student · 8% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 54%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
19,223’20
19,580’21
19,796’22
19,657’23
19,472’24
About steady.
Students
Black 59%White 21%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
33 public schools.
George P. Phenix Elementary
B+1,438 students10:1
Hunter B. Andrews
B1,081 students14:1
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary
C499 students16:1
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary
D486 students16:1
Aberdeen Elementary
C482 students15:1
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary
C+452 students15:1
Phillips Elementary
B+435 students17:1
Paul Burbank Elementary
C+432 students14:1
Luther W. Machen Elementary
C430 students14:1
Samuel P. Langley Elementary
B429 students15:1
Francis Asbury Elementary
B+409 students15:1
Mary S. Peake Elementary
C−404 students13:1
Barron Elementary
B+397 students16:1
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary
C+394 students14:1
William Mason Cooper Elementary
B+386 students14:1
Captain John Smith Elementary
C374 students13:1
Jane H. Bryan Elementary
C367 students12:1
Mary W. Jackson Elementary
A−343 students14:1
Mary T. Christian Elementary
C−313 students12:1
Armstrong Elementary
A288 students17:1
Benjamin Syms Middle
B−850 students15:1
Cesar Tarrant Middle
B737 students17:1
Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle
A−613 students14:1
C. Alton Lindsay Middle
C612 students13:1
Thomas Eaton Middle
C+581 students13:1
Bethel High
A−1,769 students15:1
Kecoughtan High
A−1,553 students14:1
Phoebus High
B1,391 students16:1
Hampton High
B1,301 students14:1
Moton Early Childhood Center
226 students13:1
Alternative Learning Center
0 students
Hampton City Public Schools Gov Health Sciences Academy
0 students
Hampton Public Schools Architecture & Applied Arts Governor'
0 students
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.