Henrico County Public Schools


The Henrico County Public Schools system is a Virginia school division that operates as a functional and independent branch of the Henrico County, Virginia, county government, and administers public schools in the county. Henrico County Public Schools has five International Baccalaureate schools John Randolph Tucker High School, Henrico High School, Fairfield Middle School, Tuckahoe Middle School, and George H. Moody Middle School.

Statistics

Schools
Total schools and program centers 72;
Elementary 46;
Middle 12;
High 9;
Technical Centers 2
Program Centers 3.
Students
Total Students 50,762;
Elementary 23,379;
Middle 11,603;
High 15,243;
Other 537;
Pupil/Teacher Ratios
Elementary 20.4;
Middle 22.2;
High 22.2
Graduates
2016 Graduates 3,541
Scholarships $24.8 Million accepted
On-Time Graduation Rate 91.1%
Continuing Education 83.3%;
Ethnic Distribution
Asian 10%;
African American 36%;
Hispanic 9%;
White 40%;
Other 5%
Nutrition
Students eligible for free and reduced lunch program: 41%
Transportation
Buses 625;
Full-time employees 614;
Miles traveled daily with at least one student on board 15,000;
Students riding a bus each morning and afternoon more than 24,000
Exceptional education students served with special transportation arrangements: 1,258
Finance
Operating budget $508.1 million;
Per pupil expenditure $9,369
Teachers 3,877
Employees 6,803

School Board and Superintendent

The Henrico County School Board for 2017 consists of: Beverly L. Cocke, chair ; Roscoe Cooper III, vice chair ; Michelle F. "Micky" Ogburn ; Lisa A. Marshall, vice chair ; and John W. Montgomery Jr.,.
Superintendent Dr. Amy E. Cashwell, former chief academic officer of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, took office July 1, 2018, succeeding the retiring Dr. Patrick C. Kinlaw.

New Schools

Kaechele Elementary School opened in 2013. Glen Allen High School and Holman Middle School opened in 2010.

Pupil transportation

As one room school houses gradually evolved into graded elementary schools with multiple classrooms, an educational development in Henrico as in many other places, children often lived too far away from the closest of these schools to walk as they had previously to the smaller schools.
Henrico began transportation of some children via farm wagons, and the program quickly grew. In 1933, Henrico County Public Schools began self-operating school buses. By 1960, the county was operating 118 buses, expanding to 158 by 1964. In the early 1970s, fleet maintenance for all county and school board vehicles – which had been located at Dabb's House on Nine Mile Road and at a West End depot formerly located on the site now occupied by Regency Mall on Parham Road at Quioccasin Road – was consolidated at a new large and modern facility on Woodman Road in the northern section of the county.
The Henrico school division is one of the larger school bus programs in Virginia as well as in the United States. As of the 2009–2010 school year, Henrico County Public Schools was utilizing a fleet of over five hundred school buses. Henrico County Public School buses make two to four runs into and out of schools every school day, transporting over 46,000 students to school and bringing them home daily. Most buses are Type C "conventional style" school, and Type D, or Transit buses Bus models include the International FE, International RE, Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX.

Technology

Laptop program

Henrico County Public Schools was one of the first school districts in the United States to distribute laptop computers to students, during the 2001 school year. Initially, the four-year, $18.6 million project was for high school students alone. However, the middle school program was also phased in 2002. Up until the 2005–2006 school year, Apple computers were used exclusively. In 2005, Dell was awarded a contract with HCPS for high school students. Middle schoolers received Dells at the beginning of the 2010–2011 school year.
Response to the laptop program has been mainly positive.

Notable persons and accomplishments

Virginia Randolph

Two local educators associated with Henrico County Public School became notable for contributions to the development of educational programs for African-American students in the late 19th and early to mid-20th century.
Virginia Randolph became notable for her many years and contributions to the development of educational programs for African-American students during the days of segregated schools in Virginia. Educated at Richmond's Armstrong High School, in 1892, Ms. Randolph opened the Mountain Road School in the north central part of the county. As a teacher there, Randolph taught her students woodworking, sewing, cooking, and gardening, as well as academics. In 1908, Henrico County Superintendent of Schools Jackson T. Davis named her to become the United States' first "Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher".
As the overseer of twenty three elementary schools in Henrico County, Virginia Randolph developed the first in-service training program for African American teachers and worked on improving the curriculum of the schools. With the freedom to design her own agenda, she shaped industrial work and community self-help programs to meet specific needs of schools. During her 57-year career, although she remained at work in Henrico County, she became recognized worldwide as a pioneering educator, humanitarian and leader, especially in the field of vocational education. She retired in 1949.
In Glen Allen, the Virginia Randolph Home Economics Cottage was made into a museum in memory of Randolph in 1970. The Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission designated the museum a State Historic Landmark. In 1976 the museum was named a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of Interior, National Park Service. Randolph reportedly had an office in the building. Her grave site is on the grounds. Randolph is interred on the museum grounds. In modern times, the Academy at Virginia Randolph in Glen Allen, Virginia and a special education center are each named in her honor. The Virginia Randolph Foundation, formed in 1954, annually awards scholarships to Henrico County high school students who will be attending a 4-year college or university.

Jackson T. Davis

, a Richmonder, was graduate of the College of William and Mary and Columbia University. He headed school divisions in Williamsburg and Marion before coming to Henrico as Division Superintendent in 1905. After his tenure at HCPS, Dr. Davis became state agent for African-American rural schools for the Virginia State Department of Education from 1910 to 1915. He went on to also become an internationally known leader in his field. Henrico County's Jackson Davis Elementary School, dedicated in 1964, was named for him. His collection of photographs of Virginia's negro school facilities of the era is notable among many items of his career which were donated to the University of Virginia and are among the special collections there.

Awards and accolades

Twin Hickory was given a National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence in 2013, 2014, and 2015

Districts

Henrico County is divided into five school districts. The list of districts

High Schools

Middle Schools

Brookland Middle School
Elko Middle School
Fairfield Middle School
Holman Middle School
Hungary Creek Middle School
George H. Moody Middle School
Pocahantas Middle School
Quioccasin Middle School
John Rolfe Middle School
Short Pump Middle School
Tuckahoe Middle School
L. Douglas Wilder Middle School

Elementary Schools

Adams Elementary School
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Elementary School
George F. Baker Elementary School
Ruby F. Carver Elementary School
Chamberlayne Elementary School
Colonial Trail Elementary School
Crestview Elementary School
Jackson Davis Elementary School
Cashell Donahue Elementary School
Dumbarton Elementary School
Echo Lake Elementary School
Fair Oaks Elementary School
Gayton Elementary School
Glen Allen Elementary School
Glen Lea Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School
Harvie Elementary School
Highland Springs Elementary School
Elizabeth Holladay Elementary School
Charles M. Johnson Elementary School
David A. Kaechele Elementary School
Laburnum Elementary School
Lakeside Elementary School
R.C. Longan Elementary School
Longdale Elementary School
Maybeury Elementary School
Mehfoud Elementary School
Montrose Elementary School
Nuckols Farm Elementary School
Pemberton Elementary School
Raymond B. Pinchbeck Elementary School
Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary School
Ridge Elementary School
Rivers Edge Elementary School
Sandston Elementary School
Seven Pines Elementary School
Shady Grove Elementary School
Short Pump Elementary School
Skipwith Elementary School
Springfield Park Elementary School
Three Chopt Elementary School
Maude Trevvett Elementary School
Tuckahoe Elementary School
Twin Hickory Elementary School
Varina Elementary School
Ward Elementary School