Northern Neck Times

There were 130 Black students enrolled in Colonial Beach Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Colonial Beach Public Schools District welcomed 605 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 21.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the school.

Colonial Beach Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Westmoreland County and has a main office in Colonial Beach.

Among the two schools in Colonial Beach Public Schools District, Colonial Beach Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students 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%.

School Year	Total Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2016-17	597	132	22.1%
2017-18	640	135	21.1%
2018-19	671	159	23.7%
2019-20	652	155	23.8%
2020-21	634	131	20.7%
2021-22	625	123	19.7%
2022-23	574	123	21.4%
2023-24	605	130	21.5%