Chesterfield County Public Schools

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Chesterfield County Public Schools
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Chesterfield County Public Schools central office, on Krause Road.
Address
9900 Krause Road
Chesterfield
, Virginia, 23832
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesPK–12 [1]
SuperintendentMervin B. Daugherty [2]
School board5 members [3]
Chair of the boardDorothy L. Heffron
Schools68
Budget$836,309,000
NCES District ID 5100840 [4]
Students and staff
Students63,916 (2022-23) [1]
Teachers4,523.50 (FTE) [1]
Staff7,942
Student–teacher ratio14.13 [1]
Other information
Website oneccps.org

Chesterfield County Public Schools is the public school system of Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. As of 2020, there are about 64,000 students enrolled in 66 schools. [5] There are 40 elementary schools (grades K-5), 12 middle schools (grades 6-8), and 10 high schools (grades 9-12). Additionally, high school students can enroll in 13 specialty centers, two technical centers, one career academy, and two Governor's Schools. [6]

Contents

Leadership

Superintendent

The Superintendent of Chesterfield County Public Schools is Mervin B. Daugherty. Prior to his appointment, he was the superintendent of Red Clay Consolidated School District in Delaware.

School Board

There are five members of the Chesterfield County School Board, one for each of the five magisterial districts:

Elementary

Middle

High schools

Students can apply to the hosted specialty centers across the country regardless of their zoned high schools.

Governor's schools

Chesterfield County students may apply to the following governor's schools:

Secondary Advanced Course Offerings

CCPS offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, Dual Enrollment (DE) courses from Brightpoint Community College, and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses at Midlothian and Meadowbrook high schools. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chesterfield County Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. "Dr. Mervin B. Daugherty".
  3. Chesterfield County School Board eGovernance System. "Board Members" . Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  4. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for CHESTERFIELD CO PBLC SCHS". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. "Chesterfield County Public Schools – Innovative. Engaging. Relevant" . Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. "Chesterfield County Public Schools About". My Chesterfield Schools. October 6, 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  7. "Academics". Chesterfield County Public Schools. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

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