Chesapeake City Public Schools

Chesapeake City Public Schools, located at 1421 Kristina Way in Chesapeake, Virginia (ZIP 23320), operates as an open, traditional public school district serving a large city setting within the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metropolitan region. Drawing from the 2024–2025 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) dataset context, this non-charter district manages 48 operational schools, providing a complete educational continuum from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Overall, the district serves a total enrollment of 40,607 students, spanning early childhood programs with 823 pre-kindergarten and 2,607 kindergarten students up through secondary grades, culminating in 3,200 12th-grade students.

To support its student body—comprising 20,846 male and 19,761 female learners, including 17,138 White, 12,520 Black, 5,575 Hispanic, 3,869 multiracial, 1,301 Asian, 118 American Indian, and 86 Pacific Islander students—the district maintains a substantial operational workforce. Chesapeake City Public Schools employs a full-time equivalent (FTE) total staff of 13,403.1, which features 5,894 FTE teachers, 1,201.16 FTE instructional aides, and 6,307.94 FTE support personnel dedicated to daily instruction and system operations. Parents, students, and researchers seeking additional information can contact the district directly at (757) 547-0153 or visit their web portal at http://www.cpschools.com.