At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
12,905
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
23
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,888
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,788
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 12,973
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,041
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.5:1
What current records say about Portsmouth City Public Schools
Portsmouth City Public Schools operates 23 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Portsmouth, Virginia. NCES reports 12,905 students and 941 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Virginia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 23 of 131 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $14,888 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,788 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 73 of 131 in Virginia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 1.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 941
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $199,067,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Portsmouth City Public Schools
Portsmouth, Virginia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 36.8328, -76.2972
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White14.8%
- Hispanic7.7%
- Black69.4%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
- Multiracial6.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools
23 current directory entries
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Showing 1–23 of 23 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 483 | 15.6:1 | |
| Churchland Academy Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 626 | 15.7:1 | |
| Churchland Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 721 | 16.4:1 | |
| Churchland High | High09–12 | 1,453 | 14.8:1 | |
| Churchland Middle | Middle07–08 | 798 | 14.8:1 | |
| Churchland Preschool Center | OtherPK–PK | 112 | 10.2:1 | |
| Churchland Primary & Intermediate | ElementaryKG–06 | 503 | 14:1 | |
| Cradock Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 616 | 19.3:1 | |
| Cradock Middle | Middle07–08 | 516 | 13.6:1 | |
| Douglass Park Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 510 | 15.5:1 | |
| Hodges Manor Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 466 | 15:1 | |
| I.C. Norcom High | High09–12 | 1,009 | 13.5:1 | |
| Lakeview Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 439 | 13.7:1 | |
| Manor High | High09–12 | 1,149 | 11.5:1 | |
| Mount Hermon Preschool Center | OtherPK–PK | 208 | 10.4:1 | |
| New Directions Center | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Olive Branch Preschool Center | OtherPK–PK | 171 | 8.6:1 | |
| Park View Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 400 | 11.8:1 | |
| Simonsdale Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 613 | 15.3:1 | |
| Victory Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 586 | 15.8:1 | |
| Waterview Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 576 | 15.2:1 | |
| Westhaven Elementary | ElementaryKG–06 | 401 | 11.5:1 | |
| William E. Waters Middle | Middle07–08 | 549 | 11.9:1 |