At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
14,565
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
22
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,431
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,633
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
- 14,035
- Teachers (FTE)
- 971
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.5:1
What current records say about Suffolk City Public Schools
Suffolk City Public Schools operates 22 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Suffolk, Virginia. NCES reports 14,565 students and 1,003.61 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Virginia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 17 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 $14,431 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,633 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 84 of 131 in Virginia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 0.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.1%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,003.61
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $209,109,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Suffolk City Public Schools
Suffolk, Virginia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 36.7282, -76.5829
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White26.9%
- Hispanic8.9%
- Black54.7%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial7.6%
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 Suffolk City Public Schools
22 current directory entries
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Showing 1–22 of 22 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T. Washington Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 362 | 14.5:1 | |
| Colonel Fred Cherry Middle | Middle06–08 | 736 | 11.7:1 | |
| Creekside Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 764 | 16.3:1 | |
| Elephant's Fork Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 653 | 18.1:1 | |
| FIRST Academy | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Florence Bowser Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 926 | 21:1 | |
| Forest Glen Middle | Middle06–08 | 433 | 12.4:1 | |
| Hillpoint Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 780 | 20:1 | |
| John F. Kennedy Middle | Middle06–08 | 498 | 9.1:1 | |
| John Yeates Middle | Middle06–08 | 509 | 10:1 | |
| Kilby Shores Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 494 | 17:1 | |
| King's Fork High | High09–12 | 1,686 | 16.2:1 | |
| King's Fork Middle | Middle06–08 | 986 | 13.7:1 | |
| Lakeland High | High09–12 | 1,045 | 12.2:1 | |
| Mack Benn Jr. Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 713 | 16.2:1 | |
| Nansemond Parkway Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 456 | 15.7:1 | |
| Nansemond River High | High09–12 | 1,683 | 15.5:1 | |
| Northern Shores Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 798 | 19.5:1 | |
| Oakland Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 464 | 17.8:1 | |
| Southwestern Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 579 | 18.7:1 | |
| The College and Career Academy at Pruden | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Turlington Woods Alternative | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported |