School district · Virginia

Buena Vista City Public Schools

Buena Vista City Public Schools in Virginia: 4 public schools with 886 students and 12.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,093 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
886
Students per teacher
12.0
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,093
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)
74.1
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
295
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.5
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

74%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

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

Math

Virginia: 66%

77%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 84% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

345 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
$9.9K15
$9.3K16
$10.1K17
$10.3K18
$11.5K19
$12.6K20
$12.1K21
$14.0K22
$16.7K23
$17.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $2.5M
State
68% · $10.3M
Local
16% · $2.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,612
Support services
$7,549
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$796K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Enderly Heights ElementaryFree meals for all
2–526812.872%76%
F.W. Kling Jr. ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–117711.8——
Parry McCluer MiddleFree meals for all
6–712610.080%83%
Parry McCluer HighFree meals for all
8–1231512.473%67%

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
2329 Chestnut Ave. Suite A, Buena Vista, VA 24416
Phone
(540)261-2129
Website