School district · Virginia

Montgomery County Public Schools

Montgomery County Public Schools in Virginia: 21 public schools with 9,461 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,175 per student in FY2024.

Schools
21
Students
9,461
Students per teacher
12.6
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,175
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)
754
Counselors (FTE)
39.0
Students per counselor
243
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 19.0

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

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

4,208 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

67%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

3,227 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
$10.4K15
$10.5K16
$11.2K17
$11.0K18
$11.3K19
$12.1K20
$13.4K21
$13.8K22
$14.1K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.2% · $10.8M
State
50% · $75.4M
Local
43% · $63.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,077
Support services
$5,499
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.1M
Long-term debt
$195.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 4High schools: 4Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–554413.376%80%
Pre-K–524511.068%68%
3–540112.977%78%
Pre-K–234612.4——
Pre-K–537613.047%50%
Falling Branch ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–553512.265%68%
Pre-K–529212.286%87%
K–527913.291%90%
K–535813.886%91%
Pre-K–534613.389%85%
Prices Fork ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–545713.471%73%
6–830911.673%54%
6–895813.183%61%
6–877812.169%41%
Shawsville MiddleFree meals for all
6–81937.557%39%
9–1239312.2——
9–121,32515.1——
9–121,07213.3——
Eastern Montgomery HighFree meals for all
9–122549.8——
Montgomery CentralAlternativeFree meals for all
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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
750 Imperial St., Christiansburg, VA 24073
Phone
(540)382-5100
Website