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Virginia Public Schools

Population 8,001,024

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW
NUMBER OF STUDENTS	1,245,340
NUMBER OF VIRGINIA SCHOOLS	2,164
NUMBER OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS	207
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	12,398

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	84.1
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	87.8
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	89.8
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	87.2
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	88.9
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	90.3
Grade 11 Reading Proficiency	93.8
MATH TESTS	PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 Math Proficiency	92.0
Grade 4 Math Proficiency	89.8
Grade 5 Math Proficiency	89.6
Grade 6 Math Proficiency	72.4
Grade 7 Math Proficiency	75.9
Grade 8 Math Proficiency	82.2
Grade 11 Math Proficiency	94.4

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	56.0	53.5
BLACK (%)	25.4	16.6
HISPANIC (%)	9.4	21.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	5.9	4.9
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.3	1.2
SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	35.7	45.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	7.0	9.6
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	13.2	13.1

Virginia Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION
POPULATION	8,001,024	308,745,538
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	196	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.8%	6.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD	20.0%	20.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD	35.7%	34.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD	25.8%	25.3%
65 OR OLDER	11.8%	12.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	2,936,634	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	10.4%	11.2%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	85.8%	84.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	33.4%	27.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	12.0%	8.2%
$100,000 - $149,000	14.6%	12.1%
$75,000 - $99,999	13.3%	12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999	18.6%	18.7%
$30,000 - $49,999	18.0%	19.6%
$15,000 - $29,999	13.1%	16.2%
$15,000 or less	10.5%	13.0%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$6,567	$8,177,597,000	53.0
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$526	$654,752,000	4.2
STAFF	$727	$905,706,000	5.9
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$171	$212,882,000	1.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$641	$798,269,000	5.2
OPERATION	$1,062	$1,322,206,000	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$554	$690,138,000	4.5
OTHER	$178	$221,995,000	1.4
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,859	$4,805,948,000	31.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,973	$2,456,784,000	15.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$12,398	$15,440,329,000	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$6,201	$306,178,925,000	49.8
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$554	$27,354,520,000	4.5
STAFF	$498	$24,598,178,000	4.0
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$194	$9,581,662,000	1.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$564	$27,835,287,000	4.5
OPERATION	$998	$49,265,361,000	8.0
TRANSPORTATION	$444	$21,941,487,000	3.6
OTHER	$350	$17,299,096,000	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,603	$177,875,591,000	29.0
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$2,640	$130,362,049,000	21.2
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$12,444	$614,416,565,000	100.0