School district · Virginia

Rockingham County Public Schools

Rockingham County Public Schools in Virginia: 23 public schools with 11,679 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,479 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 23
Students: 11,679
Students per teacher: 14.0; VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,479; 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): 834
Counselors (FTE): 38.9
Students per counselor: 300; VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.0; Librarians (FTE): 23.0

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

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

5,019 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

62%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

4,848 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

$10.7K16

$11.2K17

$11.7K18

$11.8K19

$11.9K20

$12.8K21

$13.9K22

$14.7K23

$15.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.3% · $14.8M
State: 53% · $108.1M
Local: 39% · $79.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,508
Support services: $5,398
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $15.1M
Long-term debt: $68.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 4High schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Cub Run ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	614	14.6	59%	55%	Penn Laird
Elkton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	269	12.1	46%	39%	Elkton
Fulks Run ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	198	13.4	46%	53%	Fulks Run
John C. Myers ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	473	13.9	72%	77%	Broadway
John W. Wayland Elementary	Pre-K–5	526	15.9	64%	69%	Bridgewater
Lacey Spring ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	350	15.1	54%	52%	Harrisonburg
Linville-Edom ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	209	14.1	60%	60%	Linville
McGaheysville Elementary	Pre-K–5	262	14.7	58%	66%	McGaheysville
Mountain View ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	411	13.7	54%	59%	Harrisonburg
Ottobine ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	248	13.9	56%	68%	Dayton
Peak View Elementary	Pre-K–5	538	14.5	73%	80%	Penn Laird
Plains ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	460	14.8	56%	60%	Timberville
Pleasant Valley ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	282	14.1	53%	60%	Harrisonburg
River Bend ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	341	13.8	58%	64%	Elkton
South River ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	316	14.9	65%	66%	Grottoes
Elkton MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	561	11.5	67%	50%	Elkton
J. Frank Hillyard MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	726	14.1	63%	59%	Broadway
Montevideo Middle	6–8	593	11.6	72%	75%	Penn Laird
Wilbur S. Pence Middle	6–8	671	12.8	62%	63%	Dayton
Broadway High	9–12	932	13.7	—	—	Broadway
East Rockingham High	9–12	821	15.2	—	—	Elkton
Spotswood High	9–12	880	14.8	—	—	Penn Laird
Turner Ashby High	9–12	998	15.3	—	—	Bridgewater

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.

Sources

Address: 100 Mount Clinton Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Phone: (540)564-3200

Website

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.