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Virginia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

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Overview

Public Schools Overview Virginia School Districts by City
Number Of Students 1,251,639
Number Of Virginia Schools 2,130
Number Of Virginia School Districts 216
Spending Per Student $14,574

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

100 80 60 40 20 0
71%
75%
78%
77%
79%
76%
86%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
83%
82%
80%
80%
82%
83%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 49.4% 48.6%
Black 23.6% 15.9%
Hispanic 18.6% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.9% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged UNREPORTED 49.0%
English Language Learners 8.6% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 14.3% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14.4
16.0
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Virginia Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 8,642,274 331,888,310
Population Density (per sq. mile) 215 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.8% 5.9%
5-19 Years Old 19.0% 19.3%
20-44 Years Old 33.6% 33.2%
45-64 Years Old 26.1% 25.6%
65 Or Older 15.5% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 3,248,528 119,654,414
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 88.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 40.3% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 22.8% 17.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 16.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.5% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,902 $9,890,635,938 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $671 $840,312,189 4.6%
Staff $910 $1,138,421,795 6.2%
General Administration $210 $263,435,469 1.4%
School Administration $761 $952,411,020 5.2%
Operation $1,164 $1,456,987,325 8.0%
Transportation $687 $859,290,947 4.7%
Other $222 $277,488,103 1.5%
Total Support $4,625 $5,788,221,803 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,047 $2,562,527,216 14.0%
Total Expenditures $14,574 $18,241,285,149 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%