School district · Virginia
Pittsylvania County Public Schools
Pittsylvania County Public Schools in Virginia: 21 public schools with 7,830 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,815 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 21
- Students
- 7,830
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- VA 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,815
- 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)
- 616
- Counselors (FTE)
- 35.0
- Students per counselor
- 224
- VA 280 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 6.0
- Librarians (FTE): 18.0
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%79%proficient
+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Virginia
Median 70% · 131 school districts compared
3,310 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Virginia: 66%79%proficient
+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Virginia
Median 67% · 131 school districts compared
2,480 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
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.
- Federal
- 17% · $23.5M
- State
- 64% · $87.6M
- Local
- 19% · $25.7M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,441
- Support services
- $5,429
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $16.8M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brosville ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 219 | 11.5 | 66% | 81% |
Chatham ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 236 | 10.3 | 73% | 77% |
Gretna ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 493 | 13.7 | 74% | 85% |
John L. Hurt ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 257 | 13.5 | 88% | 87% |
Kentuck ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 478 | 14.1 | 78% | 82% |
Mount Airy ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 141 | 9.4 | 88% | 95% |
Southside ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 428 | 13.0 | 89% | 89% |
Stony Mill ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 440 | 14.2 | 74% | 77% |
Twin Springs ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 618 | 15.1 | 84% | 84% |
Union Hall ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 183 | 10.8 | 96% | 95% |
Chatham MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 406 | 11.0 | 82% | 80% |
Dan River MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 438 | 10.5 | 79% | 67% |
Gretna MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 385 | 10.4 | 74% | 70% |
Tunstall MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 609 | 14.7 | 80% | 72% |
Chatham HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 609 | 16.4 | — | — |
Dan River HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 583 | 13.9 | — | — |
Gretna HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 507 | 12.7 | — | — |
Tunstall HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 800 | 14.3 | — | — |
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Pittsylvania Vocational-Technical CenterCareer and technical | — | — | — | — | — |
Victory Academy/Ready for SuccessAlternative | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- 39 Bank St SE, Chatham, VA 24531
- Phone
- (434)432-2761
- 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.