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Giles County Public Schools District Education: 3 Hawaiian students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction lisa coons 2023

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

There were three Hawaiian students enrolled in Giles County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 200% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Giles County Public Schools District welcomed 3,499 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the school.

Giles County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Giles County and has a main office in Pearisburg.

Giles County K-12 Virtual School was the only school in the district which enrolled Hawaiian students, welcoming three in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

Ethnic Distribution in Giles County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

White (79.1%)<5% Ethnicities (11.1%)Black (9.8%)

Hawaiian Enrollment Trends in Giles County Public Schools District Over 4 Years

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Hawaiian StudentsHawaiian %
2016-172,40130.1%
2021-223,53130.1%
2022-233,4621< 0.1%
2023-243,49930.1%

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