Schools and Education
Students in Portsmouth are served by 27 public schools and 62 private schools in the school districts of Chesapeake City Public Schools, Norfolk City Public Schools and Portsmouth City Public Schools. Portsmouth also boasts many fine institutions of higher learning with colleges and universities including: Atlantic University, Christopher Newport University, College of William and Mary, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Hampton University, Johnson & Wales University, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University, Paul D. Camp Community College, Regent University, Thomas Nelson Community College, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Wesleyan College
Portsmouth Fast Facts
- Population: 100,565
- Median Household Income: $36,742
- Median Family Income: $39,577
- Per Capita Income: $16,507
- Latitude: 36°49'52" North
- Longitude: 76°20'44" West
- Portsmouth is on Eastern Standard Time and observes Daylight Savings Time.