Hampton City Schools, Virginia

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Hampton City Schools
Hampton, Virginia
District details
Superintendent: Dr. Jeffrey Smith
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

Hampton City Schools is a school district in Virginia that served 21,157 and was the 14th-largest school district in Virginia.

About the district

Hampton City Schools is located in Hampton, Virginia

Hampton City Schools is located in Hampton, a city in eastern Virginia. Hampton was home to 136,879 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.

Demographics

Hampton underperformed in comparison to Virginia as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.3 percent of city residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent of state residents. The median household income in Hampton was $49,879, compared to $64,792 for the state. The poverty rate in the city was 15.2 percent, compared to 11.8 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2014
Race	Hampton (%)	Virginia (%)
White	43.3	70.5
Black or African American	49.8	19.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4	0.4
Asian	2.4	6.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2
Two or More Races	3.8	2.8
Hispanic or Latino	5.3	8.9

Presidential votes, 2000-2012
Year	Democratic vote (%)	Republican vote (%)
2012	70.6	28.0
2008	69.5	30.1
2004	57.4	41.9
2000	57.4	40.8

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.

Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

Dr. Jeffrey Smith is the superintendent of Hampton City Schools. He took over the job on July 15, 2015. Smith previously worked as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent. He obtained a bachelor's degree in English education from Virginia Union University. He went on to earn a master's degree in education from Virginia Commonwealth University and a doctorate degree in education from Virginia Tech.

Before 2015, the superintendent of Hampton City Schools was Linda M. Shifflette. She has served in the position since her appointment in 2009. Shifflette has worked as a teacher and administrator for the district for over 30 years.

School board elections

The Hampton School Board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Before the 2016 election, the board was made up of six seats split between two districts and one at-large seat. The 2016 election was the first election in which voters voted on the candidates at-large. Annual compensation for each member is limited by the Hampton City Charter.

Election dates

See also: Hampton City Schools elections (2014) and Hampton City Schools elections (2016)

Members of the School Board are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. Three seats were up for election on May 6, 2014, and four seats were on the ballot in May 2016.

Public participation in board meetings

The School Board maintains the following policy regarding public participation in board meetings:

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Citizens are invited to address the School Board on matters of public concern about the School Division. Speaker forms are available prior to the start of the meeting. If you wish to address the School Board, please complete the form and give it to the Clerk. Each individual will have five (5) minutes to speak. All comments shall be directed to the School Board. Speakers may not yield their time to another. Speakers should address the School Board with decorum on policy issues and refrain from personal attacks. Speakers shall not address matters involving individual employees or students as these topics may violate confidentiality and are not appropriate in a public forum. Presentation of Resolutions, Declarations, Proclamations, Manifestos, Awards or other similar documents not originated under the auspices of the School Board or Administration is prohibited during the Public Comment Period. The audience is asked to be respectful of all speakers. Public comment is the School Board’s opportunity to listen to the speaker. Since our purpose is to hear from you, the Board will not engage in dialogue with the audience or whomever is at the podium. Matters requiring a response will be directed to the Superintendent for research and response. The Superintendent may report back on such matters at a subsequent business meeting session as appropriate. The School Board carefully considers your comments as we decide matters that are brought before us. We appreciate your attendance and your input.

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Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Hampton City school district had an average of $178,876,952 in revenue and $179,958,571 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $40,016,333 in outstanding debt. The district retired $1,907,571 of its debt and issued $1,134,000 in new debt each year on average.

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal Year	Local		State		Federal		Revenue Total
	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue

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1993	$44,777,000	40.44%	$56,273,000	50.82%	$9,687,000	8.75%	$110,737,000
1994	$44,405,000	40.35%	$56,720,000	51.55%	$8,911,000	8.10%	$110,036,000
1995	$47,040,000	40.21%	$61,190,000	52.30%	$8,761,000	7.49%	$116,991,000
1996	$46,802,000	40.62%	$61,663,000	53.51%	$6,766,000	5.87%	$115,231,000
1997	$50,514,000	39.14%	$71,150,000	55.13%	$7,396,000	5.73%	$129,060,000
1998	$54,842,000	40.16%	$73,213,000	53.61%	$8,514,000	6.23%	$136,569,000
1999	$55,053,000	36.58%	$84,057,000	55.85%	$11,388,000	7.57%	$150,498,000
2000	$55,259,000	35.76%	$88,385,000	57.19%	$10,892,000	7.05%	$154,536,000
2001	$57,692,000	34.55%	$96,692,000	57.90%	$12,609,000	7.55%	$166,993,000
2002	$59,283,000	35.25%	$95,860,000	56.99%	$13,056,000	7.76%	$168,199,000
2003	$60,029,000	33.76%	$102,046,000	57.39%	$15,734,000	8.85%	$177,809,000
2004	$61,729,000	33.86%	$104,168,000	57.14%	$16,405,000	9.00%	$182,302,000
2005	$63,781,000	31.69%	$117,074,000	58.17%	$20,420,000	10.15%	$201,275,000
2006	$68,317,000	32.54%	$120,564,000	57.42%	$21,077,000	10.04%	$209,958,000
2007	$71,895,000	31.34%	$136,773,000	59.62%	$20,742,000	9.04%	$229,410,000
2008	$76,722,000	32.42%	$138,529,000	58.54%	$21,391,000	9.04%	$236,642,000
2009	$79,922,000	32.51%	$144,984,000	58.97%	$20,952,000	8.52%	$245,858,000

2010	$79,110,000	32.66%	$123,386,000	50.94%	$39,721,000	16.40%	$242,217,000
2011	$77,303,000	34.69%	$115,887,000	52.01%	$29,643,000	13.30%	$222,833,000
2012	$78,155,000	34.40%	$117,795,000	51.85%	$31,233,000	13.75%	$227,183,000
2013	$76,853,000	34.61%	$123,082,000	55.42%	$22,144,000	9.97%	$222,079,000
Avg.	$62,356,333	35.60%	$99,499,571	55.35%	$17,021,048	9.05%	$178,876,952

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

• Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
• Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
• Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
• Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
• Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

Expenditures by Category
Fiscal Year	Instruction		Support Services		Capital Spending		Debt & Gov. Payments		Other		Budget Total
	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget

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1993	$65,737,000	60.83%	$36,330,000	33.62%	$3,395,000	3.14%	$159,000	0.15%	$2,441,000	2.26%	$108,062,000
1994	$66,769,000	61.12%	$37,849,000	34.65%	$1,780,000	1.63%	$546,000	0.50%	$2,299,000	2.10%	$109,243,000
1995	$68,301,000	59.67%	$39,211,000	34.26%	$4,395,000	3.84%	$102,000	0.09%	$2,455,000	2.14%	$114,464,000
1996	$72,413,000	57.61%	$42,328,000	33.67%	$7,962,000	6.33%	$1,307,000	1.04%	$1,692,000	1.35%	$125,702,000
1997	$76,020,000	58.97%	$43,753,000	33.94%	$6,597,000	5.12%	$473,000	0.37%	$2,069,000	1.60%	$128,912,000
1998	$79,329,000	58.10%	$46,627,000	34.15%	$6,297,000	4.61%	$1,987,000	1.46%	$2,305,000	1.69%	$136,545,000
1999	$83,391,000	57.67%	$50,273,000	34.77%	$6,570,000	4.54%	$1,643,000	1.14%	$2,729,000	1.89%	$144,606,000
2000	$89,513,000	57.29%	$54,578,000	34.93%	$8,854,000	5.67%	$670,000	0.43%	$2,633,000	1.69%	$156,248,000
2001	$96,287,000	57.22%	$58,643,000	34.85%	$9,759,000	5.80%	$638,000	0.38%	$2,953,000	1.75%	$168,280,000
2002	$97,526,000	57.38%	$61,828,000	36.38%	$8,586,000	5.05%	$	0.00%	$2,011,000	1.18%	$169,951,000
2003	$101,485,000	57.92%	$64,838,000	37.00%	$6,181,000	3.53%	$571,000	0.33%	$2,145,000	1.22%	$175,220,000
2004	$105,700,000	56.59%	$71,864,000	38.48%	$6,833,000	3.66%	$534,000	0.29%	$1,839,000	0.98%	$186,770,000
2005	$112,349,000	55.49%	$81,456,000	40.23%	$6,199,000	3.06%	$534,000	0.26%	$1,913,000	0.94%	$202,451,000
2006	$118,712,000	57.17%	$81,831,000	39.41%	$4,704,000	2.27%	$534,000	0.26%	$1,879,000	0.90%	$207,660,000
2007	$127,189,000	56.01%	$87,971,000	38.74%	$9,837,000	4.33%	$	0.00%	$2,074,000	0.91%	$227,071,000
2008	$131,164,000	55.37%	$91,303,000	38.54%	$11,830,000	4.99%	$534,000	0.23%	$2,076,000	0.88%	$236,907,000
2009	$134,512,000	55.58%	$96,374,000	39.82%	$8,009,000	3.31%	$534,000	0.22%	$2,568,000	1.06%	$241,997,000

2010	$134,709,000	53.35%	$94,323,000	37.35%	$14,031,000	5.56%	$6,755,000	2.67%	$2,706,000	1.07%	$252,524,000
2011	$121,516,000	53.14%	$86,994,000	38.04%	$10,747,000	4.70%	$6,845,000	2.99%	$2,571,000	1.12%	$228,673,000
2012	$125,229,000	53.51%	$88,675,000	37.89%	$11,010,000	4.70%	$6,571,000	2.81%	$2,533,000	1.08%	$234,018,000
2013	$122,226,000	54.61%	$88,021,000	39.33%	$4,637,000	2.07%	$6,203,000	2.77%	$2,739,000	1.22%	$223,826,000
Avg.	$101,432,238	56.89%	$66,908,095	36.67%	$7,533,952	4.19%	$1,768,571	0.87%	$2,315,714	1.38%	$179,958,571

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal Year	Retired	Issued	Outstanding

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1993	$0	$0	$3,875,000
1994	$696,000	$34,000	$3,214,000
1995	$188,000	$0	$3,209,000
1996	$12,508,000	$13,470,000	$21,563,000
1997	$807,000	$0	$20,756,000
1998	$914,000	$309,000	$20,151,000
1999	$602,000	$0	$13,393,000
2000	$630,000	$0	$12,763,000
2001	$660,000	$0	$12,103,000
2002	$0	$1,559,000	$13,662,000
2003	$726,000	$0	$10,684,000
2004	$0	$0	$10,684,000
2005	$0	$0	$10,684,000
2006	$0	$0	$10,684,000
2007	$0	$0	$10,684,000
2008	$0	$0	$10,684,000
2009	$2,862,000	$0	$135,093,000

2010	$4,100,000	$5,897,000	$136,890,000
2011	$8,006,000	$2,545,000	$131,429,000
2012	$7,360,000	$0	$124,069,000
2013	$0	$0	$124,069,000
Avg.	$1,907,571	$1,134,000	$40,016,333

Teacher salaries

Teacher salaries at Hampton City Schools are categorized based on higher education achievement and years of service. A teacher with a Bachelor's degree can earn higher salaries by pursuing graduate degrees. The salary schedule also accounts for graduate degrees by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries. The following table lists salaries for district teachers during the 2013-2014 school year:

Salary structure
Degree level	Minimum salary ($)	Maximum salary ($)
B.A.	40,000	65,975
M.A.	42,600	68,759
M.A. + 30	43,400	69,616
Ed.S.	43,600	69,830
Ph.D.	44,600	70,900

Schools in Hampton City Schools

Enrollment

The district served 21,157 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year. The district experienced a 1.9% decrease in enrollment between 2009 and 2013. The following chart details enrollment in the district between 2009 and 2013:

Total enrollment
Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2009	21,571	-
2010	21,568	-
2011	21,588	-
2012	21,350	-1.1
2013	21,157	-0.9

District schools

Hampton City Schools operates 32 K-12 schools listed below in alphabetical order:

Hampton City Schools
Aberdeen Elementary School
Andrews PreK-8 School
Armstrong Elementary School
Asbury Elementary School
Barron Elementary School
Bassette Elementary School
Bethel High School
Booker Elementary School
Bridgeport Academy
Bryan Elementary School
Burbank Elementary School
Cary Elementary School
Cooper Elementary School
Davis Middle School
Eaton Middle School
Forrest Elementary School
Hampton High School
Jones Middle School
Kecoughtan High School
Kraft Elementary School
Langley Elementary School
Lindsay Middle School
Machen Elementary School
Performance Learning Center
Phenix PreK-8 School
Phillips Elementary School
Phoebus High School
Smith Elementary School
Syms Middle School
Tarrant Elementary School
Tucker-Capps Elementary School
Tyler Elementary School

Academic performance

The Virginia Department of Education administers Standards of Learning (SOL) tests annually to school districts throughout the state. These tests determine student proficiency in reading and mathematics from elementary school through high school. The state issues annual report cards for each district that detail progress toward achieving Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) necessary to comply with federal law. Each report card details AMO achievement for all students as well as student groups identified as possessing proficiency gaps. These groups include students with disabilities, African American students, Hispanic students and students who are economically disadvantaged. Proficiency standards will continue to increase across all student groups until the 2017-2018 school year when 73% proficiency is expected in math and 78% in reading.

Hampton City Schools failed to meet all AMO during the 2013-2014 school year as indicated in the tables below:

Annual Report Card, Performance
Student group	Reading proficiency (2013-2014)	Math proficiency (2013-2014)	Reading proficiency (2015-2016)	Math proficiency (2015-2016)
All Students	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes-MP
African American	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes-MP
Hispanic	Yes	Yes	Yes-MP	Yes-MP
Asian	Yes-3 Year	Yes	Yes-CI	Yes-CI
Economically Disadvantaged	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Limited English Proficient	Yes	Yes	Yes-MP	Yes-MP
Students with Disabilities	Yes	Yes-3 Year	No	No
White	Yes	Yes	Yes-MP	Yes-MP

Annual Report Card, Federal Graduate Indicator
Student group	Federal Graduate Indicator (2013-2014)	Federal Graduate Indicator (2015-2016)
All Students	Yes	Yes
African American	Yes-5 Year	Yes
Hispanic	Yes-R10	Yes
Asian	Yes	Yes-5 Year
Economically Disadvantaged	Yes-5 Year	Yes-5 Year
Limited English Proficient	Yes	Yes-5 Year
Students with Disabilities	No	Yes-R10
White	Yes	Yes

Note: The term Yes-3 Year means that the district met AMO based on a three-year average result. Yes-5 Year means that the district met AMO based on a five-year average result. Yes-R10 means that the district met AMO by reducing failure rates by at least 10 percent over the previous year. Yes-MP means the district maintained progress within that subgroup, and Yes-CI means that subgroup showed continual improvement.

Issues

Sexual assault lawsuit

The school board, district officials and two educators at Kecoughtan High School face legal action by parents of an autistic student who was sexually assaulted by a fellow pupil on May 29, 2013. Adam and Laura Ann Flores are suing teacher Kathleen Lassiter and special-education assistant Frances Brewster for gross negligence. Lassister and Brewster are accused of leaving the student attended despite requirements to provide constant supervision. The lawsuit criticizes the school board and district administrators for providing inadequate funds for special education, which increased opportunities for this type of act. The parents are seeking $7.5 million in damages as part of the lawsuit. Former student Joseph Aguilar, Jr. faces felony charges for aggravated sexual assault on an incapacitated person with an initial hearing scheduled for May.

Budget shortfalls

District officials briefed the School Board on a projected $7 million budget gap for the 2014-2015 fiscal year during a January 15, 2014 meeting. This total includes $3.2 million in expected payments to the Virginia Retirement System and a $2.4 million reduction in state aid. Hampton City Schools faced a $9 million budget gap prior to the 2013-2014 fiscal year that was closed with increased property taxes and budget cuts. Superintendent Linda Shifflette proposed a $7.2 million budget cut that includes the elimination of 311.5 full-time positions in the 2014-2015 budget. The board voted 6-1 to approve the superintendent's proposal with Linwood D. Harper the lone dissenter.

Contact information

Hampton City Schools
One Franklin Street
Hampton, VA 23669
Phone: (757) 727-2000

See also

Virginia	School Board Elections	News and Analysis
List of school districts in Virginia School board elections in Virginia Public education in Virginia	Hampton City Schools 2014 • 2016	School board election data analysis, 2024 United States school shootings, 1990-present

External links

Suggest a link

• Hampton City Schools
• Hampton, Virginia
• Virginia Department of Education
• Virginia School Boards Association
• Virginia Education Association

Footnotes