School district · Virginia

Buchanan County Public Schools

Buchanan County Public Schools in Virginia: 9 public schools with 2,316 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,603 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
2,316
Students per teacher
12.4
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,603
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)
187
Counselors (FTE)
9.5
Students per counselor
244
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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%

72%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

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

Math

Virginia: 66%

64%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

900 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
$11.7K15
$10.9K16
$11.1K17
$11.3K18
$11.9K19
$12.5K20
$13.8K21
$14.3K22
$15.2K23
$17.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
18% · $8.7M
State
62% · $29.2M
Local
20% · $9.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,436
Support services
$6,684
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7M
Long-term debt
$2.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4High schools: 4Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Council Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all
Pre-K–719412.264%57%
Hurley Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all
Pre-K–732311.578%71%
Riverview Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all
Pre-K–871914.470%64%
Pre-K–724011.279%68%
Council HighFree meals for all
8–1211511.272%53%
Grundy HighFree meals for all
9–1235214.8——
Hurley HighFree meals for all
8–1219415.273%57%
Twin Valley HighFree meals for all
8–1217912.662%9.1%
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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
4447 Slate Creek Road Suite 100, Grundy, VA 24614
Phone
(276)935-4551
Website