2007-2008 Fall Membership

Available Documents :

Division Totals by Grade (Excel Format)
Division Summaries by Ethnicity (Excel Format)

School Totals by Grade (Excel Format)

School Summaries by Ethnicity, Grade, and Gender (Excel Format)

Background:

Each year, the Virginia Department of Education collects statistics on the number of students enrolled
in public school on September 30th. This report is submitted by each school in Virginia which officially
enrolls students (i.e. student records are maintained on a Virginia Teacher's Register or automated
system).  Student counts are reported by grade assignment and ethnicity.  Excluded from the
September 30 count are Special education preschool pupils, pupils in hospitals, clinics or detention homes, and local programs such as vocational and alternative education centers (i.e., centers or schools which receive, but do not officially enroll students).

Definitions:

The six racial/ethnic categories are as follows:

American Indian or Alaskan native - a person having origins (ancestry) in any of the original
peoples of North America, who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition. 

Asian or Pacific Islander - a person having origins (ancestry) in any of the original peoples of the
Far East, Southeast Asian, the Pacific Islands, or the Indian subcontinent. Included, for example, are
peoples of China, Korea, the Philippine Islands, Samoa, and India. 

Black, not of Hispanic origin - a person having origins (ancestry) in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Hispanic - a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish
culture or origin (ancestry), regardless of race.

White, not of Hispanic origin - a person having origins (ancestry) in any of the original peoples of
Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East. 

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Unspecified - a person who cannot be classified according to the definitions of any of the six racial/ethnic categories.

The following abbreviations are used in the Fall Membership reports:

PK - Pre-Kindergarten
JK - Junior Kindergarten
KG - Kindergarten
T1 - Transitional First Grade
PG - Post Graduate

(Revised 11/19/2007)