School district · Virginia

Dinwiddie County Public Schools

Dinwiddie County Public Schools in Virginia: 7 public schools with 4,147 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,667 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
4,147
Students per teacher
11.9
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,667
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)
347
Counselors (FTE)
15.0
Students per counselor
277
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

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

+3.7 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

1,757 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

58%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

1,560 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
$9.6K15
$9.9K16
$10.3K17
$10.6K18
$11.2K19
$11.3K20
$12.3K21
$13.3K22
$14.6K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $9.8M
State
56% · $43.2M
Local
31% · $23.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,465
Support services
$6,494
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3M
Long-term debt
$27M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Dinwiddie ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–534112.668%75%
Midway ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–535214.182%92%
Southside ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–544613.959%56%
Sunnyside ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–528112.872%84%
Sutherland ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–554814.461%61%
Dinwiddie County MiddleFree meals for all
6–891912.861%43%
Dinwiddie County HighFree meals for all
9–121,2609.6——

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
14016 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie, VA 23841
Phone
(804)469-4190
Website