School district · Virginia

Highland County Public Schools

Highland County Public Schools in Virginia: 2 public schools with 208 students and 8.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,269 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
208
Students per teacher
8.0
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,269
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)
25.9
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
208
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.4
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%

75%proficient

−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

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

Math

Virginia: 66%

75%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

89 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
$18.5K15
$18.1K16
$18.2K17
$19.5K18
$20.0K19
$19.0K20
$22.6K21
$25.0K22
$23.2K23
$24.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $885K
State
45% · $2.7M
Local
41% · $2.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,396
Support services
$9,807
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$771K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–510510.581%79%
6–121036.769%71%

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
240 Myers Moon Rd., Monterey, VA 24465
Phone
(540)468-6300
Website