Portsmouth is a charming, historic maritime city in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Located across from Norfolk and adjacent to Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, it hosts the Norfolk Naval Shipyard—the oldest and largest U.S. Navy shipyard in continuous operation—and the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, the Navy’s oldest continuously operating hospital.

With roughly 98,000 residents, Portsmouth has about 24 public schools serving more than 22,000 youth. African Americans make up a slight majority at 51.7%, and nearly 19% of residents live in poverty. While nearly 90% of adults have at least a high school diploma, 28% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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