Henrico County Public Schools
The Henrico County Public Schools school system is a Virginia school division that operates as an 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; Advanced Career Education centers 2 Program centers. Students. Total students 48,702; Elementary 21,219; Middle 11,336; High 15,645; Other 502; Pupil/teacher  ratios. Elementary 18.7; Middle 17.4; High 19.2 Graduates. 2021 Graduates 3,612 Scholarships $21.4 million accepted On-time graduation rate 90.2% Plan to continue education 70.6% (self-reported); Ethnic distribution. Asian 12.9%; African American 35.4%; Hispanic 11.7%; White 34.5%; Other 5.5% Nutrition. Students eligible for free and reduced-cost meals program: 46% Transportation. Buses 627; Full-time employees 614; Miles traveled daily with at least one student on board 15,000; Students riding a bus each day more than 28,000 Exceptional education students served with special transportation arrangements: 1,258 Finance. Operating budget $646.7 million; Per pupil expenditure $12,732 Teachers . 4,502 Employees 7,361 School Board and superintendent. The Henrico County School Board for 2022 consists of: Roscoe Cooper III, chair (Fairfield District); Marcie F. Shea, vice chair (Tuckahoe District); Michelle F. "Micky" Ogburn (Three Chopt District); Kristi B. Kinsella (Brookland District); and Alicia S. Atkins (Varina District). 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 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 2021-22 school year, Henrico County Public Schools used a fleet of 627 school buses. Henrico County Public School buses make two to four runs into and out of schools every  school day, transporting more than 28,000 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 divisions in the U.S. 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 2005–06 school year, Apple  computers were used exclusively. In 2005, Dell was awarded a contract with HCPS for high school students. Middle school students received Dell units at the beginning of the 2010–11 school year. In 2018, the school division partnered with Microsoft and Dell to bring Windows 10 and Dell Chromebooks to students. Response to the laptop program has been mainly positive. Notable persons and accomplishments. Virginia Randolph. Two local educators associated with Henrico County Public Schools 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 (1874–1958 ) 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, Randolph opened the Mountain Road School in the north-central part of the county. As a teacher there, she taught her students woodworking, sewing, cooking and gardening, as well as academics. In 1908, Henrico County Superintendent of Schools Jackson Davis named her to become the United States' first "Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher". As the supervisor of 20 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 four-year college or  university. Jackson T. Davis. Jackson T. Davis (1882–1947), 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, 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. Magisterial districts. Henrico County is divided into five magisterial districts, each represented by a member of the Henrico School Board. The list of magisterial districts: