School district · Virginia

Giles County Public Schools

Giles County Public Schools in Virginia: 7 public schools with 3,575 students and 16.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,629 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 3,575
Students per teacher: 16.5; VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,629; 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): 216
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 511; VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.0; Librarians (FTE): 4.8

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

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

2,437 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

60%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

2,298 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

$10.1K16

$10.3K17

$10.5K18

$10.9K19

$11.1K20

$12.1K21

$10.8K22

$11.8K23

$12.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 9.2% · $4.6M
State: 68% · $34.6M
Local: 22% · $11.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,020
Support services: $2,998
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $1.9M
Long-term debt: $13.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3High schools: 2Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Eastern Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	433	12.8	71%	66%	Pembroke
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	440	10.2	64%	62%	Pearisburg
Narrows Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	514	13.4	71%	70%	Narrows
Giles HighFree meals for all	8–12	530	11.1	60%	43%	Pearisburg
Narrows HighFree meals for all	8–12	300	10.7	60%	61%	Narrows
Giles County K-12 Virtual SchoolFully virtual	K–12	1,358	86.7	74%	58%	Pearisburg
Giles County Tech. CenterCareer and technical	—	—	—	—	—	Pearisburg

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.

Sources

Address: 151 School Rd, Pearisburg, VA 24134
Phone: (540)921-1421

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.