School district · Virginia

Charlottesville City Public Schools

Charlottesville City Public Schools in Virginia: 10 public schools with 4,439 students and 10.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,655 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
4,439
Students per teacher
10.8
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,655
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)
413
Counselors (FTE)
17.0
Students per counselor
261
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 10.0

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%

65%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

1,687 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

58%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

1,617 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
$15.6K15
$16.2K16
$16.4K17
$17.0K18
$17.3K19
$18.0K20
$19.3K21
$20.1K22
$20.0K23
$21.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $16.8M
State
30% · $38.4M
Local
56% · $70.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,849
Support services
$8,225
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$19.6M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Burnley-Moran ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–429912.083%87%
Greenbrier ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–426713.479%70%
Jackson-Via ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–437012.369%55%
Johnson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–432711.758%50%
Summit ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–428511.462%65%
Trailblazer ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–432011.966%65%
Buford MiddleFree meals for all
7–85638.163%44%
Walker Upper ElementaryFree meals for all
5–65709.063%62%
Charlottesville HighFree meals for all
9–121,43812.5——
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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
1562 Dairy Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone
(434)245-2400
Website