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Petersburg City Public Schools is located close to the center of Virginia. Petersburg City Public Schools has 22.93 square miles of land area and 0.25 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Petersburg City Public Schools population is 32,439. Petersburg City Public Schools median household income is $33,927 in 2010-2014. Petersburg City Public Schools median house value is $114,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Petersburg City Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(130 out of 130, bottom 0%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	32,439 (2010-2014), rank #54
Population Growth	-1.24% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,399.56/sq mi, rank #25
Median Household Income:	$33,927 at 2010-2014—-5.43% increase since 2005-2009, rank #124
Median House Price:	$114,100 at 2010-2014—3.92% increase since 2005-2009, rank #108
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	22.93 sq mi, rank #108
Water Area:	0.25 sq mi (1.06%), rank #115
State:	Virginia
County:	Petersburg City County
City:	Petersburg
Zip:	23803, 23805
Area:	Richmond, VA

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Petersburg City Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

255 South Blvd East

Petersburg VA, 23805, Petersburg City County

Phone: 804-732-0510

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,466	4,434	4,534	4,557	4,629	4,675	4,901
English Language Learner Students:	128	152	147	131	128	111	44
Total Teachers:	320.79	278.93	284.93	287.00	289.33	289.00	312.40
Prekindergarten:	21.00	18.00	19.00	24.00	22.00	20.00	19.00
Kindergarten:	19.17	15.50	12.30	19.00	18.00	19.00	18.00
Elementary:	117.79	106.43	110.63	104.00	100.00	101.00	106.00
Secondary:	162.83	139.00	143.00	140.00	149.33	149.00	169.40
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	263.04	291.07	313.07	434.66	447.66	425.00	469.60
Instructional Aides:	65.00	96.00	74.00	76.00	72.00	68.00	58.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.00	10.00	4.00	50.33	54.33	49.00	53.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	12.00	13.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	9.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.04	3.07	3.07	7.00	6.00	6.00	8.00
Library/Media Support:	9.00	15.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	3.00	13.00	7.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	16.00	18.00	16.00	26.00	32.00	31.00	35.00
School Administrators:	18.00	17.00	15.00	19.00	20.00	21.00	21.00
School Administrative Support:	30.00	22.00	29.00	26.00	28.00	27.00	28.00
Student Support Services:	4.00	10.00	7.00	13.00	16.00	17.00	13.00
Other Support Services:	96.00	76.00	144.00	198.33	201.33	186.00	232.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.92	15.90	15.91	15.88	16.00	16.18	15.69

Schools

A.P. Hill Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1450 Talley Ave, Petersburg VA 23803
J.E.B. Stuart Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 Pleasants Ln, Petersburg VA 23803
Peabody Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 7	725 Wesley St, Petersburg VA 23803
Petersburg High	Grade 10 to Grade 12	3101 Johnson Rd, Petersburg VA 23805
Robert E. Lee Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	51 Gibbons St, Petersburg VA 23803
Vernon Johns Jr. High	Grade 8 to Grade 9	3101 Homestead Dr, Petersburg VA 23805
Walnut Hill Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	300 South Blvd, Petersburg VA 23805
Westview Early Childhood Ed. Ctr.	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	1100 Patterson St, Petersburg VA 23803

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
SOL Test
2005	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	77%
2006	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	84%
2007	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	81%
2008	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	84%
2009	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	86%
2010	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	84%
2011	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	83%
2012	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	86%
2013	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.6%	72.5%
2005	History	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	90%
2006	History	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	91%
2007	History	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	93%
2008	History	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	93%
2009	History	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	93%
2010	History	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	93%
2011	History	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	85%
2012	History	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	87%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	88%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	90%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	89%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	89%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	89%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	91%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	91%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	43.5%	65.3%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	89%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	90%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	88%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	88%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	88%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	91%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	89%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	89%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	83.6%
2006	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	87%
2007	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	87%
2008	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	88%
2009	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	88%
2010	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	88%
2011	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	87%
2012	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	88%
2013	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	37%	70.1%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	78%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	81%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	84%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	87%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	88%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	89%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	47%	70%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	47.2%	74.7%
2005	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	85%
2006	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	87%
2007	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66%	87%
2008	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	89%
2009	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	92%
2010	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	91%
2011	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	89%
2012	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	89%
2013	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.7%	73.3%
2011	History	5th Grade	% met std	80%	79%
2012	History	5th Grade	% met std	83%	89%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	80%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	83%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	86%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	88%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	90%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	91%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	89%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	49%	67%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	41.4%	69.5%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	81%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	85%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	88%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	88%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	88%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	88%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	87%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	88%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	75.6%
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74%	91%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68%	89%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67%	89%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61%	87%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	79%	86%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76%	88%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69%	87%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63%	87%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	51.5%	70.6%
2006	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53%	83%
2007	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	51%	84%
2008	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55%	85%
2009	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61%	87%
2010	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78%	88%
2011	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74%	87%
2012	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76%	89%
2013	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	39.5%	73.6%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	17%	52%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	16%	60%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37%	68%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46%	73%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66%	77%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	33%	73%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46%	74%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	35.8%	78%
2006	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53%	82%
2007	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54%	83%
2008	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47%	87%
2009	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64%	89%
2010	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57%	89%
2011	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	89%
2012	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	88%
2013	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.9%	74.7%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	9%	44%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	17%	56%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	23%	65%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	36%	71%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	49%	77%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	31%	57%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	30.4%	61.1%
2005	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	39%	77%
2006	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	39%	78%
2007	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	42%	79%
2008	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55%	83%
2009	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62%	87%
2010	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72%	89%
2011	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73%	90%
2012	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	89%
2013	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.5%	70.9%
2005	History	8th Grade	% met std	40%	82%
2012	History	8th Grade	% met std	54%	88%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45%	81%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51%	76%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	77%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	83%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	85%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	79%	87%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	60%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.2%	61.9%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48%	87%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61%	87%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67%	89%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67%	90%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66%	90%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79%	92%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	92%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	92%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.1%	76.1%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	40%	74%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69%	91%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	55%	85%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	63%	88%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	58%	89%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72%	91%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	58%	89%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81%	88%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	40.9%	70.3%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	60%	87%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57%	88%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	91%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	93%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93%	93%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93%	95%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92%	94%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71%	75%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72.6%	76.2%
2005	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	35%	88%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	51%	84%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	48%	88%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	63%	91%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	85%	91%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	91%	91%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	88%	90%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	39%	69%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	39.6%	75.7%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	48%	83%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	60%	83%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	62%	88%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	67%	88%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	79%	88%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	90%	89%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	90%	91%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	92%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	82%	82.6%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	40%	88%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	61%	87%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	78%	90%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	70%	92%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	93%	92%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	92%	94%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	96%	93%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	97%	93%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	86.5%	85.8%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	47%	80%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	42%	81%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	50%	85%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	53%	86%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	70%	87%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	75%	88%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	81%	90%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	83%	91%
2013	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	70.8%	83%
2005	English Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	88%
2006	English Reading	End of course	% met std	81%	90%
2007	English Reading	End of course	% met std	79%	94%
2008	English Reading	End of course	% met std	87%	94%
2009	English Reading	End of course	% met std	89%	95%
2010	English Reading	End of course	% met std	90%	94%
2011	English Reading	End of course	% met std	83%	94%
2012	English Reading	End of course	% met std	82%	93%
2013	English Reading	End of course	% met std	75.2%	88.9%
2005	Geometry	End of course	% met std	32%	83%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	28%	83%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	36%	86%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	47%	87%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	81%	87%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	88%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86%	86%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	66%	73%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	74.9%	75.7%
2005	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	59%	89%
2006	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	81%	91%
2007	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	84%	93%
2008	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	79%	94%
2009	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	93%	95%
2010	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	95%	95%
2011	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	66%	83%
2012	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	64%	84%
2013	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	72.8%	85.7%
2005	World History I	End of course	% met std	50%	85%
2006	World History I	End of course	% met std	61%	84%
2007	World History I	End of course	% met std	70%	89%
2008	World History I	End of course	% met std	63%	91%
2009	World History I	End of course	% met std	82%	92%
2010	World History I	End of course	% met std	87%	93%
2011	World History I	End of course	% met std	64%	81%
2012	World History I	End of course	% met std	60%	85%
2013	World History I	End of course	% met std	80.5%	84.2%
2005	World History II	End of course	% met std	87%	88%
2006	World History II	End of course	% met std	50%	89%
2007	World History II	End of course	% met std	86%	93%
2008	World History II	End of course	% met std	99%	93%
2009	World History II	End of course	% met std	97%	94%
2010	World History II	End of course	% met std	94%	92%
2011	World History II	End of course	% met std	85%	83%
2012	World History II	End of course	% met std	79%	85%
2013	World History II	End of course	% met std	80.8%	85.1%
2005	Writing	End of course	% met std	77%	88%
2006	Writing	End of course	% met std	81%	88%
2007	Writing	End of course	% met std	69%	93%
2008	Writing	End of course	% met std	81%	92%
2009	Writing	End of course	% met std	84%	93%
2010	Writing	End of course	% met std	83%	92%
2011	Writing	End of course	% met std	90%	93%
2012	Writing	End of course	% met std	80%	93%
2013	Writing	End of course	% met std	76.2%	86.9%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$47,027,000	$10,372		$54,637,000	$11,990		$53,346,000	$11,524
Federal:	$10,947,000	$2,414	23.3%	$12,354,000	$2,711	22.6%	$10,444,000	$2,256	19.6%
State:	$27,710,000	$6,112	58.9%	$26,366,000	$5,786	48.3%	$28,568,000	$6,172	53.6%
Local:	$8,370,000	$1,846	17.8%	$15,917,000	$3,493	29.1%	$14,334,000	$3,097	26.9%
Total Expenditures:	$50,869,000	$11,219		$52,656,000	$11,555		$52,177,000	$11,272
Total Current Expenditures:	$46,676,000	$10,295		$47,290,000	$10,377		$48,772,000	$10,536
Instructional Expenditures:	$25,809,000	$5,692	55.3%	$26,392,000	$5,792	55.8%	$26,459,000	$5,716	54.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$7,254,000	$1,600	15.5%	$7,087,000	$1,555	15.0%	$7,958,000	$1,719	16.3%
Administration:	$4,506,000	$994	9.7%	$4,760,000	$1,045	10.1%	$5,116,000	$1,105	10.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,107,000	$2,009	19.5%	$9,051,000	$1,986	19.1%	$9,239,000	$1,996	18.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,318,000	$732		$4,382,000	$962		$2,081,000	$450
Construction:	$2,253,000	$497		$3,892,000	$854		$488,000	$105
Total Other:	$70,000	$15		$66,000	$14		$259,000	$56
Interest on Debt:	$30,000	$7		$39,000	$9		$48,000	$10

Total Salary:	$28,306,000	$6,243		$29,335,000	$6,437		$30,509,000	$6,591
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,693,000	$3,902	62.5%	$18,322,000	$4,021	62.5%	$18,883,000	$4,079	61.9%
Other Salary:	$10,613,000	$2,341	37.5%	$11,013,000	$2,417	37.5%	$11,626,000	$2,512	38.1%
Total Benefit:	$9,101,000	$2,007		$8,689,000	$1,907		$9,774,000	$2,111
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,384,000	$1,187	59.2%	$5,117,000	$1,123	58.9%	$5,721,000	$1,236	58.5%
Other Benefit:	$3,717,000	$820	40.8%	$3,572,000	$784	41.1%	$4,053,000	$876	41.5%

* Petersburg City Public Schools was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.