School district · Virginia
Wise County Public Schools
Wise County Public Schools in Virginia: 13 public schools with 5,779 students and 12.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,256 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 13
- Students
- 5,779
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- VA 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $13,256
- 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)
- 473
- Counselors (FTE)
- 18.5
- Students per counselor
- 313
- VA 280 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 3.0
- Librarians (FTE): 10.0
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%87%proficient
+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Virginia
Median 70% · 131 school districts compared
2,274 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Virginia: 66%88%proficient
+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 99% of school districts in Virginia
Median 67% · 131 school districts compared
2,062 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.
- Federal
- 16% · $14.4M
- State
- 64% · $56.5M
- Local
- 20% · $17.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,701
- Support services
- $3,895
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $6.2M
- Long-term debt
- $57M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coeburn PrimaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 420 | 12.0 | 85% | 95% |
J.W. Adams CombinedFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 523 | 12.6 | 90% | 92% |
St. Paul ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 514 | 11.6 | 96% | 99% |
Union PrimaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 809 | 13.3 | 89% | 89% |
Wise PrimaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 603 | 13.4 | 89% | 89% |
Coeburn MiddleFree meals for all | 5–8 | 304 | 11.0 | 84% | 88% |
L.F. Addington MiddleFree meals for all | 5–8 | 387 | 11.2 | 89% | 91% |
Union MiddleFree meals for all | 5–8 | 561 | 12.1 | 83% | 75% |
Central HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 676 | 16.5 | — | — |
Eastside HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 418 | 15.9 | — | — |
Union HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 564 | 15.2 | — | — |
Wise Co. Alternative Ed. Ctr.Alternative | — | — | — | — | — |
Wise County Career-Technical CenterCareer and technical | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- 628 Lake Street NE, Wise, VA 24293
- Phone
- (276)328-8017
- 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.