School district · Virginia

Culpeper County Public Schools

Culpeper County Public Schools in Virginia: 11 public schools with 8,381 students and 15.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,703 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
8,381
Students per teacher
15.2
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,703
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)
551
Counselors (FTE)
22.0
Students per counselor
381
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%

64%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

3,686 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

66%proficient

+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

3,358 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
$9.7K15
$9.7K16
$10.1K17
$10.5K18
$10.7K19
$10.6K20
$10.8K21
$12.0K22
$13.1K23
$13.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.4% · $10M
State
53% · $71.4M
Local
40% · $53.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,651
Support services
$4,462
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.8M
Long-term debt
$33.2M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K99.0——
A.G. Richardson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–556315.275%83%
Emerald Hill ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–570216.371%82%
Farmington ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–545314.658%65%
Pearl Sample ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–568015.867%78%
Sycamore Park ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–568915.344%60%
Yowell ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–568717.263%72%
Culpeper MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,04014.264%49%
Floyd T. Binns MiddleFree meals for all
6–882513.166%64%
Culpeper County HighFree meals for all
9–121,20415.9——
Eastern View HighFree meals for all
9–121,52916.0——

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
471 James Madison Hwy., Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone
(540)825-3677
Website