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Hampton City Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 19,796 (2022-2023)
Schools: 33 (2022-2023)
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Hampton City Schools is a school district in Virginia (Hampton County). During the 2023 school year, 19,796 students attended one of the district's 33 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Hampton City Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Hampton City Schools, At-large

Joseph C. Kilgore, Richard M. Mason Jr., Nikia K. Miller, and Jason S. Samuels ran in the general election for Hampton City Schools, At-large on November 8, 2022.


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Hampton City Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Hampton City Schools, At-large

Incumbent Phyllis Henry and incumbent Martha Mugler won election in the general election for Hampton City Schools, At-large on May 3, 2016.

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Hampton City Schools, Chesapeake Bay Seat A

General election

General election for Hampton City Schools, Chesapeake Bay Seat A

Incumbent Joseph C. Kilgore won election in the general election for Hampton City Schools, Chesapeake Bay Seat A on May 6, 2014.

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Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat A

General election

General election for Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat A

Incumbent Jennifer P. Phillips and incumbent Jason S. Samuels won election in the general election for Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat A on May 6, 2014.

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Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat B

General election

General election for Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat B

Incumbent Linwood D. Harper won election in the general election for Hampton City Schools, Hampton Roads Seat B on May 6, 2014.

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing


Most county boards of education have elections in odd-numbered years either every two years or every four years. As of 2022, elections in all but one county — Arlington County — were off-cycle from federal elections. They are held at the same time as the state's odd-year state legislative and gubernatorial elections. There are 91 county school districts in Virginia. The Arlington County School Board holds elections every year.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 15.2

The elections for most city and town school boards are held during even-numbered years and are on-cycle with federal elections. There are several cities that hold school board elections in odd-numbered years or annually. Details of city and town school board elections are largely set in local charters. There are 41 municipal school districts in Virginia.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1-57.3


Election system

School board members in Virginia are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Virginia are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Virginia state law requires that school board candidates qualify for the ballot through the petition process for independent candidates. It does not allow school board candidates to qualify for the ballot as party nominees. This means that all school board candidates in Virginia are listed as independent in the secretary of state's official candidate list. On the ballot, the names of candidates are displayed without any party affiliation or additional disclosure of any kind. There is no route in state law for a school board candidate to be listed on the ballot with a party affiliation.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Sections 22.1. Education and 24.1. Elections

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Term length and staggering

The length of school board member terms depends on the terms of the members of the relevant county, city, or town governing body. As of 2022, most school districts (121 or 91.7%) had 4-year school board terms. Ten school districts had 3-year board member terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

School board seat elections are either not staggered or staggered in a way that depends on the organization of the district and the relevant county, city, or town prior to the referendum establishing elected board members; special act; or local charter. State law has special provisions concerning the staggering of school board elections in Bath, Loudoun, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, and Rockbridge Counties.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School members are elected at large, from sub-districts, or through a combination of the two.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file declarations of candidacy by 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday in June.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 24.1. Elections

School board candidates cannot circulate nominating petitions until after the first day of January of the year of the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 24.1. Elections

Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first day of January following their election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education

 


About the district

School board

Hampton City Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Stephanie Jackson Afonja2020
Tina Banks-Gray2020
Joseph C. Kilgore2018
Richard Mason2018
Ann Cherry2016
Reginald Woodhouse2016
Jason S. Samuels2014

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Overlapping state house districts

Hampton City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Virginia House of Delegates District 86Aijalon CordozaRepublican Party 71% 53%
Virginia House of Delegates District 87Jeion WardDemocratic Party 29% 100%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $29,002,000 $1,509 11%
Local: $90,793,000 $4,723 34%
State: $145,324,000 $7,560 55%
Total: $265,119,000 $13,792
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $255,633,000 $13,298
Total Current Expenditures: $235,017,000 $12,225
Instructional Expenditures: $134,264,000 $6,984 53%
Student and Staff Support: $32,457,000 $1,688 13%
Administration: $30,211,000 $1,571 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $38,085,000 $1,981 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $13,483,000 $701
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $384,000 $19
Interest on Debt: $1,809,000 $94

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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

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 60 80-84 53 62 40-59 65 74
2018-2019 81 90-94 78 85 60-79 85 88
2016-2017 63 75-79 59 69 50-59 68 70
2015-2016 73 85-89 68 77 60-69 80 82
2014-2015 72 85-89 67 74 50-59 77 81
2013-2014 67 80-84 62 74 60-69 72 77
2012-2013 65 84 59 73 70-79 74 76
2011-2012 58 78 51 61 60-69 68 70
2010-2011 81 88 77 84 80-89 87 88

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 70 85-89 64 71 40-59 75 81
2018-2019 74 85-89 69 79 60-69 80 84
2017-2018 76 85-89 71 81 60-69 81 84
2016-2017 75 85-89 70 78 60-69 82 84
2015-2016 74 80-84 69 78 60-69 82 84
2014-2015 71 80-84 65 76 70-79 79 81
2013-2014 65 75-79 58 71 60-69 71 77
2012-2013 65 75-79 58 72 70-79 70 79
2011-2012 82 85-89 78 84 70-79 84 89
2010-2011 80 85-89 76 87 80-89 84 87

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 88 90-94 >=50 >=95 92
2018-2019 87 >=90 86 90-94 PS 80-84 86
2017-2018 87 80-89 85 90-94 >=50 85-89 89
2016-2017 87 >=90 87 >=90 >=50 90-94 84
2015-2016 85 >=90 85 80-84 84
2014-2015 83 >=90 82 >=90 84
2013-2014 81 80-89 81 80-84 81
2012-2013 80 >=90 79 75-79 81
2011-2012 80 >=90 79 70-79 81
2010-2011 80 78 70-79 82

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 19,796 0.9
2021-2022 19,619 2.0
2020-2021 19,223 -1.9
2019-2020 19,589 0.0
2018-2019 19,589 -1.6
2017-2018 19,907 -1.9
2016-2017 20,286 -1.6
2015-2016 20,618 -0.9
2014-2015 20,796 -1.7
2013-2014 21,157 -0.9
2012-2013 21,350 -1.1
2011-2012 21,588 0.1
2010-2011 21,568 0.0
2009-2010 21,571 -1.1
2008-2009 21,806 -2.4
2007-2008 22,329 0.3
2006-2007 22,265 -2.4
2005-2006 22,799 -0.6
2004-2005 22,938 -0.3
2003-2004 23,009 0.1
2002-2003 22,996 -0.9
2001-2002 23,192 -0.4
2000-2001 23,290 -0.8
1999-2000 23,480 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Hampton City Schools (%) Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 7.5
Black 60.1 21.6
Hispanic 7.1 18.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 9.6 6.7
White 21.1 45.0

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

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Hampton City Schools had 1,472.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.44.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 53.00
Kindergarten: 81.00
Elementary: 522.25
Secondary: 816.25
Total: 1,472.50

Hampton City Schools employed 52.00 district administrators and 85.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 52.00
District Administrative Support: 104.50
School Administrators: 85.00
School Administrative Support: 103.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 401.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 101.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 62.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 18.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 43.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 34.50
Library/Media Support: 11.50
Student Support Services: 464.00
Other Support Services: 278.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Hampton City Schools operates 33 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aberdeen Elementary442PK-5
Albert W. Patrick Iii Elementary411PK-5
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary540KG-5
Alternative Learning Center0
Armstrong Elementary297KG-5
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary494PK-5
Barron Elementary368PK-5
Benjamin Syms Middle8976-8
Bethel High1,7779-12
C. Alton Lindsay Middle7076-8
Captain John Smith Elementary393PK-5
Cesar Tarrant Middle6766-8
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary457PK-5
Francis Asbury Elementary450KG-5
Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle6106-8
George P. Phenix Elementary1,516PK-8
Hampton City Public Schools Gov Health Sciences Academy0
Hampton High1,3599-12
Hampton Public Schools Architecture & Applied Arts Governor'0
Hunter B. Andrews1,131PK-8
Jane H. Bryan Elementary376PK-5
Kecoughtan High1,5649-12
Luther W. Machen Elementary455PK-5
Mary S. Peake Elementary402PK-5
Mary T. Christian Elementary273PK-5
Mary W. Jackson Elementary309PK-5
Moton Early Childhood Center248PK-PK
Paul Burbank Elementary443PK-5
Phillips Elementary417PK-5
Phoebus High1,3659-12
Samuel P. Langley Elementary456PK-5
Thomas Eaton Middle5776-8
William Mason Cooper Elementary386PK-5

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