School district · Virginia

Lee County Public Schools

Lee County Public Schools in Virginia: 11 public schools with 2,966 students and 12.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,613 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
2,966
Students per teacher
12.2
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,613
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)
244
Counselors (FTE)
11.5
Students per counselor
258
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 8.5

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

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

1,243 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

69%proficient

−2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

1,200 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
$10.5K15
$10.1K16
$11.7K17
$12.0K18
$11.8K19
$12.5K20
$12.7K21
$15.0K22
$15.1K23
$15.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $10.3M
State
67% · $35.6M
Local
14% · $7.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,707
Support services
$6,026
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.1M
Long-term debt
$906K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 3High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Dryden ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–423711.377%66%
Elk Knob ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–429112.266%70%
Flatwoods ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–433614.071%70%
Rose Hill ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–425615.161%64%
St. Charles ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–41109.686%78%
Elydale MiddleFree meals for all
5–713310.684%74%
Jonesville MiddleFree meals for all
5–723110.674%69%
Pennington MiddleFree meals for all
5–72789.173%76%
Lee HighFree meals for all
8–1280319.061%53%
Thomas Walker HighFree meals for all
8–1229112.767%55%
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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
155 Vo Tech Drive, Jonesville, VA 24263
Phone
(276)346-2107
Website