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Chesapeake Public Schools
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Chesapeake, Virginia
District details
Superintendent: Jared Cotton
# of school board members: 9
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Chesapeake Public Schools is a school district in Virginia.

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Superintendent

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Jared Cotton is the superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools. Cotton was appointed superintendent in July 2018.[1] Cotton's previous career experience includes working as the associate superintendent for educational leadership and assessment of Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia.[2]

Past superintendents

  • James T. Roberts was the superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools from 2009 to 2018.[3] Roberts' previous career experience included working in the district as an administrator.[4]

School board

The Chesapeake School Board consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected at large.[5]


Elections

See also: Chesapeake Public Schools, Virginia, elections

Members of the Chesapeake School Board are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November. Prior to 2022, they were held in May.[6]

One seat on the Chesapeake Public Schools school board in Virginia is up for special election on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 15, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Chesapeake School Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $70,845,000 $1,751 10%
Local: $324,741,000 $8,027 47%
State: $293,424,000 $7,253 43%
Total: $689,010,000 $17,030
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $615,604,000 $15,215
Total Current Expenditures: $555,903,000 $13,740
Instructional Expenditures: $350,333,000 $8,659 57%
Student and Staff Support: $65,407,000 $1,616 11%
Administration: $42,700,000 $1,055 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $97,463,000 $2,408 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $46,220,000 $1,142
Construction: $44,272,000 $1,094
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $884,000 $21
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[9] $55,184 $98,629
2023-2024[10] $54,369 $97,169
2020-2021[11] $46,002 $145,177

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[12]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 58 81 41 55 60-69 61 69
2018-2019 87 96 79 86 80-84 90 92
2016-2017 79 87 72 78 80-84 82 84
2015-2016 84 94 75 83 70-74 85 89
2014-2015 84 94 76 83 75-79 87 89
2013-2014 79 91 68 77 70-74 82 86
2012-2013 76 87 62 75 65-69 76 84
2011-2012 71 81 57 72 60-64 73 79
2010-2011 89 94 82 90 80-84 91 93

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 74 86 59 72 70-79 77 82
2018-2019 81 90 71 80 80-84 86 88
2017-2018 83 91 74 83 80-84 87 89
2016-2017 82 90 71 81 80-89 86 88
2015-2016 81 89 70 80 80-89 85 88
2014-2015 81 90 69 79 75-79 84 88
2013-2014 75 85 62 73 60-69 79 84
2012-2013 76 81 62 77 65-69 80 85
2011-2012 92 94 86 92 85-89 94 95
2010-2011 91 93 85 91 85-89 93 94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 90-94 87 89 >=50 90-94 92
2018-2019 91 >=95 86 85-89 >=50 >=95 93
2017-2018 90 >=95 86 85-89 >=50 90-94 92
2016-2017 88 >=95 84 85-89 >=50 85-89 91
2015-2016 88 >=95 82 85-89 90
2014-2015 87 >=95 81 85-89 90
2013-2014 88 85-89 82 85-89 92
2012-2013 88 90-94 81 85-89 91
2011-2012 86 >=95 77 85-89 89
2010-2011 85 77 85-89 89


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 40,576 -0.5
2022-2023 40,769 0.8
2021-2022 40,458 1.9
2020-2021 39,673 -4.8
2019-2020 41,597 1.7
2018-2019 40,879 0.6
2017-2018 40,646 1.1
2016-2017 40,192 0.6
2015-2016 39,943 0.6
2014-2015 39,707 -0.1
2013-2014 39,737 0.3
2012-2013 39,630 0.4
2011-2012 39,468 -0.7
2010-2011 39,748 -0.3
2009-2010 39,883 0.0
2008-2009 39,901 -0.3
2007-2008 40,003 0.6
2006-2007 39,763 -1.4
2005-2006 40,336 0.2
2004-2005 40,265 2.1
2003-2004 39,412 0.1
2002-2003 39,380 3.5
2001-2002 38,010 1.0
2000-2001 37,645 0.7
1999-2000 37,363 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Chesapeake Public Schools (%) Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.2 7.7
Black 31.1 21.5
Hispanic 13.0 19.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 9.3 6.9
White 42.9 44.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Chesapeake Public Schools had 2,779.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.6.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 69.50
Kindergarten: 129.00
Elementary: 939.44
Secondary: 1,641.56
Total: 2,779.50

Chesapeake Public Schools employed 109.00 district administrators and 142.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 109.00
District Administrative Support: 189.31
School Administrators: 142.00
School Administrative Support: 186.53
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1,185.66
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 178.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 142.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 57.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 85.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 57.00
Library/Media Support: 20.00
Student Support Services: 40.50
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

Chesapeake Public Schools operates 48 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
B.M. Williams Primary834PK-2
Butts Road Intermediate5753-5
Butts Road Primary538PK-2
Camelot Elementary506PK-5
Cedar Road Elementary940PK-5
Chesapeake Career Center0
Chesapeake Center For Student Success0
Crestwood Intermediate6923-5
Crestwood Middle5606-8
Deep Creek Central Elementary884PK-5
Deep Creek Elementary765PK-5
Deep Creek High1,6389-12
Deep Creek Middle8016-8
Edwin W. Chittum Elementary759PK-5
G.A. Treakle Elementary401PK-5
Georgetown Primary772PK-3
George W. Carver Intermediate5233-5
Grassfield Elementary1,347PK-5
Grassfield High2,3069-12
Grassfield High School Governor'S Stem Academy0
Great Bridge High1,5309-12
Great Bridge Intermediate7273-5
Great Bridge Middle1,2946-8
Great Bridge Primary668PK-2
Greenbrier Intermediate6223-5
Greenbrier Middle7906-8
Greenbrier Primary698PK-2
Hickory Elementary649PK-5
Hickory High1,6069-12
Hickory Middle1,2986-8
Hugo A. Owens Middle1,3076-8
Indian River High1,6959-12
Indian River Middle7636-8
Jolliff Middle6956-8
Norfolk Highlands Primary281PK-3
Oscar F. Smith High2,3139-12
Oscar Smith Middle9706-8
Portlock Primary547PK-2
Rena B. Wright Primary270PK-2
Southeastern Elementary782PK-5
Southwestern Elementary550PK-5
Sparrow Road Intermediate4334-5
Thurgood Marshall Elementary407PK-5
Truitt Intermediate2453-5
Western Branch High2,1169-12
Western Branch Intermediate7713-5
Western Branch Middle9036-8
Western Branch Primary805PK-2

Contact information

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Chesapeake Public Schools
312 Cedar Rd.
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Phone: 757-547-0153

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "Welcome, Dr. Cotton!" accessed November 14, 2019
  2. ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "Superintendent: Dr. Jared Cotton," July 10, 2018
  3. ↑ WTKR, "Chesapeake Public Schools superintendent announces retirement," October 9, 2019
  4. ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "Superintendent's Page," archived March 31, 2014
  5. ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "School Board," accessed August 3, 2021
  6. ↑ Code of Ordinances City of Chesapeake, Virginia, "Chapter 2, Article I. Sec. 2-1," accessed July 15, 2022
  7. ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "Meetings - Public Participation," accessed January 23, 2024
  8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  9. ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "Documents," accessed April 21, 2025
  10. ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "FULL-TIME TEACHER CHESAPEAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SALARY SCHEDULE 2023-2024 (effective January 1, 2024)," accessed February 2, 2024
  11. ↑ Chesapeake Public Schools, "CHESAPEAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SALARY SCHEDULE 2020-2021," accessed August 3, 2021
  12. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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