School district · Virginia

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools in Virginia: 7 public schools with 2,804 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,721 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
2,804
Students per teacher
12.9
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,721
VA $17.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
218
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
351
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

63%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

1,165 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

61%proficient

+4.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

1,133 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.2K15
$11.3K16
$11.5K17
$11.6K18
$12.3K19
$12.8K20
$13.0K21
$13.6K22
$14.8K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $5.8M
State
63% · $30.1M
Local
25% · $12.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,801
Support services
$6,224
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.1M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Callaghan ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–527015.075%79%
Jeter-Watson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–549112.969%65%
Mountain View ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–541510.961%69%
Sharon ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–521613.580%99%
Covington MiddleFree meals for all
6–859413.857%46%
Alleghany HighFree meals for all
9–1281813.6——
Jackson River Tech CtrCareer and technical
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
100 Central Circle, Low Moor, VA 24457
Phone
(540)863-1800
Website