School district · Virginia

Lancaster County Public Schools

Lancaster County Public Schools in Virginia: 3 public schools with 1,018 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,838 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,018
Students per teacher
12.5
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,838
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)
81.2
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
255
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

63%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

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

Math

Virginia: 66%

51%proficient

−4.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

388 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
$12.5K15
$12.2K16
$13.1K17
$14.0K18
$14.3K19
$15.4K20
$16.4K21
$17.9K22
$17.0K23
$17.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $2.2M
State
23% · $4.8M
Local
67% · $14.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,915
Support services
$8,302
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.5M
Long-term debt
$74.9M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K7414.8——
Lancaster ElementaryFree meals for all
K–754213.764%55%
Lancaster HighFree meals for all
8–1240211.060%26%

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
2330 Irvington Rd, Weems, VA 22576
Phone
(804)462-5100
Website