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Heritage High School

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Tel: (757)928-6100

Heritage High School serves 1,371 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the VA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 49%.
Heritage High School operates within the Newport News City School District.
Newport News City School District's 69% graduation rate is lower than the VA state average of 79%.

The student population of 1371 students has grown by 10% over five years.
The teacher population of 86 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.25 is less than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(VA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	6%

Hispanic	4%	14%

Black	86%	23%

White	9%	51%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	5%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.25	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	65%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	6%

Newport News City School District's student population of 29,547 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 69% has decreased from 100% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,284 in this district is less than the state average of $11,380. The district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,957 is less than the state average of $11,077. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Newport News City School District
Number of Schools Managed	44	4
Number of Students Managed	29,547	3,627

Graduation Rate	69%	79%

District Total Revenue	$336 MM	$41 MM

District Spending	$326 MM	$40 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,284	$11,380

District Spending / Student	$10,957	$11,077

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