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Virginia districts spend a median of $13,825 per student a year against $14,543 nationally. Use this page to compare every school district in one state by spending per student and results, decide how one district's spending and results sit against the rest of its state, preserve each district's figure, the enrollment behind it, and how many of the state's districts the table reaches, and take this next step: find the district in the table, then look up a ZIP code to see which one serves a given street.

What Virginia School Districts Spend Per Student

The median Virginia school district spends $13,825 per student per year, $718 below the national median of $14,543, across all 132 districts the state reports. The 131 of them a ZIP code can reach are listed below, and their 1,248,725 students account for $18.8 billion of current spending in fiscal year 2022.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 12, 2026.

Virginia at a Glance

Median district, per student	$13,825
National median district	$14,543
Districts listed	131 of 132
Students listed	1,248,725
Median district, math	≈82%
Median district, reading	≈77%

Every Virginia District, by Enrollment

Spending is current spending divided by fall membership for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates are school year 2018-19, the last year before the pandemic interrupted state testing, so the money and the results are not from the same year. A figure marked ≈ is one the federal file published as a range rather than a value, so small groups of children stay unidentifiable; it is the middle of that range and within ten points of the real one. A dash means the federal files publish no value under that district's ID. 1 further Virginia districts are missing because the federal boundary file places them in no ZIP code, which is normal for charter and virtual districts with no attendance area.

Virginia school districts by enrollment, with spending per student for fiscal year 2022
District	Students	Per student	Math	Reading	Graduation
Fairfax County Public Schools	178,479	$17,977	85%	81%	86%
Prince William County Public Schools	90,070	$13,913	82%	79%	88%
Loudoun County Public Schools	81,131	$18,953	86%	84%	92%
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	65,450	$14,118	88%	85%	90%
Chesterfield County Public Schools	62,445	$12,207	82%	79%	88%
Henrico County Public Schools	49,991	$12,658	81%	76%	87%
Chesapeake City Public Schools	40,458	$13,740	87%	81%	91%
Stafford County Public Schools	30,435	$12,415	84%	79%	92%
Norfolk City Public Schools	27,478	$15,139	71%	66%	79%
Arlington County Public Schools	27,027	$21,782	87%	83%	87%
Newport News City Public Schools	26,648	$15,115	71%	64%	90%
Spotsylvania County Public Schools	23,770	$13,318	79%	75%	89%
Richmond City Public Schools	21,177	$21,583	56%	56%	63%
Hampton City Public Schools	19,619	$13,463	81%	74%	87%
Hanover County Public Schools	16,863	$12,547	90%	84%	93%
Alexandria City Public Schools	15,674	$20,887	69%	68%	75%
Suffolk City Public Schools	14,048	$13,163	84%	77%	87%
Frederick County Public Schools	13,875	$13,938	79%	74%	89%
Roanoke County Public Schools	13,723	$12,626	90%	84%	92%
Albemarle County Public Schools	13,714	$16,619	82%	79%	91%
Roanoke City Public Schools	13,685	$15,299	78%	70%	81%
Portsmouth City Public Schools	13,517	$13,493	74%	70%	80%
York County Public Schools	12,554	$12,623	92%	88%	95%
Rockingham County Public Schools	11,288	$13,933	83%	76%	91%
Williamsburg City Public Schools	11,079	$14,372	85%	81%	90%
Fauquier County Public Schools	10,872	$14,795	79%	77%	91%
Augusta County Public Schools	9,929	$12,961	84%	77%	89%
Montgomery County Public Schools	9,680	$13,803	86%	81%	93%
Bedford County Public Schools	9,008	$12,790	84%	80%	87%
Culpeper County Public Schools	8,366	$11,978	82%	73%	88%
Pittsylvania County Public Schools	7,914	$12,616	87%	82%	89%
Campbell County Public Schools	7,853	$12,363	84%	79%	91%
Lynchburg City Public Schools	7,830	$15,211	74%	69%	80%
Manassas City Public Schools	7,157	$16,198	70%	64%	74%
Henry County Public Schools	7,025	$12,365	82%	75%	85%
Washington County Public Schools	6,732	$13,303	91%	86%	89%
Harrisonburg City Public Schools	6,658	$14,710	71%	63%	83%
Franklin County Public Schools	6,313	$13,983	86%	80%	88%
Prince George County Public Schools	6,139	$12,173	84%	83%	89%
Wise County Public Schools	5,765	$11,634	94%	86%	97%
Danville City Public Schools	5,736	$17,916	52%	52%	74%
Shenandoah County Public Schools	5,676	$13,606	76%	67%	90%
Isle of Wight County Public Schools	5,619	$12,803	83%	80%	91%
Tazewell County Public Schools	5,418	$11,631	90%	84%	84%
Louisa County Public Schools	5,168	$14,571	85%	77%	87%
Warren County Public Schools	5,165	$13,389	78%	74%	90%
Gloucester County Public Schools	5,036	$13,604	87%	81%	87%
Orange County Public Schools	5,024	$12,304	82%	78%	92%
Accomack County Public Schools	4,751	$13,547	80%	69%	88%
Halifax County Public Schools	4,587	$13,814	80%	74%	86%
Botetourt County Public Schools	4,471	$13,046	90%	84%	92%
King George County Public Schools	4,467	$11,797	85%	80%	92%
Mecklenburg County Public Schools	4,438	$13,551	86%	79%	87%
Powhatan County Public Schools	4,295	$12,437	84%	82%	91%
Charlottesville City Public Schools	4,255	$20,100	72%	71%	87%
Caroline County Public Schools	4,238	$11,610	75%	72%	89%
Dinwiddie County Public Schools	4,189	$13,335	81%	77%	82%
Petersburg City Public Schools	4,178	$15,113	53%	52%	75%
Winchester City Public Schools	4,143	$16,775	77%	67%	81%
Hopewell City Public Schools	4,075	$14,856	77%	67%	80%
Smyth County Public Schools	4,050	$13,836	84%	77%	93%
Pulaski County Public Schools	4,039	$12,756	79%	74%	89%
Amherst County Public Schools	3,970	$13,028	82%	78%	82%
Wythe County Public Schools	3,829	$12,353	90%	86%	94%
Salem City Public Schools	3,799	$13,711	82%	81%	93%
Fredericksburg City Public Schools	3,624	$15,958	61%	64%	76%
Scott County Public Schools	3,535	$12,405	92%	85%	91%
Giles County Public Schools	3,528	$10,849	82%	76%	85%
Carroll County Public Schools	3,517	$13,047	85%	80%	87%
Manassas Park City Public Schools	3,508	$13,204	77%	67%	86%
Russell County Public Schools	3,456	$13,415	90%	83%	90%
Fluvanna County Public Schools	3,315	$13,400	84%	75%	90%
New Kent County Public Schools	3,272	$11,932	87%	80%	88%
Page County Public Schools	3,135	$13,107	77%	72%	95%
Waynesboro City Public Schools	3,021	$15,327	71%	67%	86%
Lee County Public Schools	2,936	$14,995	84%	78%	82%
Greene County Public Schools	2,897	$13,241	77%	71%	90%
Colonial Heights City Public Schools	2,786	$14,998	83%	76%	92%
Staunton City Public Schools	2,740	$15,219	81%	73%	≈87%
Radford City Public Schools	2,701	$10,348	88%	83%	≈87%
Rockbridge County Public Schools	2,630	$13,936	84%	79%	85%
Southampton County Public Schools	2,600	$14,570	85%	80%	85%
Goochland County Public Schools	2,595	$14,992	84%	83%	95%
Patrick County Public Schools	2,538	$12,667	92%	85%	≈87%
Falls Church City Public Schools	2,492	$23,332	90%	91%	98%
Buchanan County Public Schools	2,427	$14,264	79%	72%	87%
Appomattox County Public Schools	2,338	$11,352	84%	77%	≈87%
Bristol City Public Schools	2,200	$15,529	81%	76%	≈82%
Poquoson City Public Schools	2,056	$12,494	92%	91%	≈92%
Greensville County Public Schools	2,037	$11,358	69%	58%	≈82%
King William County Public Schools	1,983	$13,679	77%	74%	≈87%
Dickenson County Public Schools	1,965	$13,634	90%	83%	≈92%
Buckingham County Public Schools	1,933	$14,849	74%	61%	≈87%
Prince Edward County Public Schools	1,914	$14,219	62%	60%	≈77%
Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	1,911	$13,593	71%	71%	≈87%
Clarke County Public Schools	1,833	$13,742	80%	72%	≈92%
Nottoway County Public Schools	1,823	$13,875	72%	71%	≈82%
Martinsville City Public Schools	1,817	$15,094	80%	67%	≈87%
Floyd County Public Schools	1,776	$13,200	82%	77%	≈98%
Charlotte County Public Schools	1,702	$13,514	86%	80%	≈87%
Amelia County Public Schools	1,635	$12,847	86%	76%	≈92%
Madison County Public Schools	1,619	$14,719	80%	70%	≈92%
Lunenburg County Public Schools	1,607	$13,007	74%	73%	≈82%
Nelson County Public Schools	1,538	$17,646	87%	76%	≈87%
Westmoreland County Public Schools	1,531	$16,506	81%	70%	≈92%
Grayson County Public Schools	1,530	$14,452	88%	83%	≈92%
Brunswick County Public Schools	1,419	$17,685	68%	62%	≈77%
Essex County Public Schools	1,393	$15,164	65%	68%	≈87%
Galax City Public Schools	1,354	$13,523	88%	78%	≈82%
Northampton County Public Schools	1,350	$15,730	69%	65%	≈87%
Richmond County Public Schools	1,350	$14,313	86%	77%	≈98%
Cumberland County Public Schools	1,208	$15,320	76%	68%	≈87%
Middlesex County Public Schools	1,202	$15,700	80%	70%	≈98%
Northumberland County Public Schools	1,181	$17,506	86%	77%	≈98%
Lancaster County Public Schools	1,002	$17,870	71%	69%	≈77%
Franklin City Public Schools	992	$17,714	71%	69%	≈92%
Sussex County Public Schools	975	$21,840	82%	78%	≈77%
Mathews County Public Schools	903	$18,578	73%	77%	≈87%
Buena Vista City Public Schools	887	$13,959	83%	73%	≈92%
King and Queen County Public Schools	867	$15,513	78%	79%	≈85%
Norton City Public Schools	826	$12,432	88%	83%	≈95%
West Point Town Public Schools	813	$14,416	93%	92%	≈92%
Rappahannock County Public Schools	753	$18,993	87%	77%	≈87%
Bland County Public Schools	719	$13,866	87%	80%	≈87%
Surry County Public Schools	655	$24,998	82%	78%	≈87%
Colonial Beach Town Public Schools	625	$12,614	77%	72%	≈95%
Charles City County Public Schools	528	$20,430	68%	73%	≈95%
Craig County Public Schools	513	$14,135	73%	76%	≈77%
Bath County Public Schools	502	$21,120	88%	81%	≈85%
Lexington City Public Schools (elementary district)	474	$13,783	91%	88%	—
Highland County Public Schools	178	$24,994	≈87%	≈92%	—

Sources

Spending and enrollment come from the NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates come from EDFacts for school year 2018-19. Districts are matched to ZIP codes through the NCES EDGE geographic relationship file. Nothing on this page is estimated or modelled: a figure is read from a federal source file or it is left blank.

Questions About Virginia School Spending

How much does the average Virginia school district spend per student?

The middle, or median, Virginia district spent $13,825 per student in fiscal year 2022, $718 below the national median of $14,543. The median is the better summary here: a few very small districts spend several times what a large one does, and an average would follow them. That median covers all 132 districts the state reports. Across the 131 a ZIP code can reach, which are the ones listed on this page, 1,248,725 students account for $18.8 billion of current spending.

Which Virginia districts spend the most and least per student?

Surry County Public Schools reports the highest figure in the table at $24,998 per student for 655 students, and Radford City Public Schools the lowest at $10,348 for 2,701 students. Enrollment is the denominator, so a small district with one building and one bus route honestly produces a high figure; read the two columns together.

Why are some Virginia districts missing from this table?

Virginia has 132 districts with federal finance data and 131 of them appear here. The rest are placed in no ZIP code by the federal boundary file, which is normal for charter and virtual school districts that have no attendance area, so there is no ZIP code a reader could use to find them.

Does this money follow a child who is homeschooled?

No. The figure is what the district spends on a seat in its own schools, funded from local property tax, state formula aid and federal programs. Withdrawing a child removes the child from the count rather than sending the money home. TheHomeschoolingCompany is $1,788 for one student for a school year by comparison, less for each child after the first.

Look Up Your Own District

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