Public schools in Virginia

2,126 public schools and 209 school districts in Virginia: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.

Public schools

Virginia has 2,126 public schools with 1,257,315 students and 13.9 students per teacher (US: 15.2).

0.1% of students attend one of its 7 charter schools.

1,226 schools serve free meals to every student.

Elementary schools: 1,144
Middle schools: 340
High schools: 327
Students per teacher: 13.9; US: 15.2

School districts

Districts with schools here, by students here.

District	Schools	Students	Spending / student
Fairfax County Public Schools	223	179,323	$20,064
Prince William County Public Schools	98	90,242	$16,475
Loudoun County Public Schools	102	81,486	$21,242
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	88	64,731	$15,699
Chesterfield County Public Schools	73	64,194	$13,977
Henrico County Public Schools	79	50,915	$14,356
Chesapeake City Public Schools	48	40,607	$16,117
Stafford County Public Schools	34	31,812	$13,950
Arlington County Public Schools	42	27,950	$25,095
Norfolk City Public Schools	49	26,807	$16,790
Newport News City Public Schools	43	25,882	$17,926
Spotsylvania County Public Schools	34	24,036	$14,865

Largest schools

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Alexandria City HighFree meals for all	9–12	4,655	15.2	Alexandria
Lake Braddock Secondary	7–12	4,411	22.2	Burke
Robinson Secondary	7–12	3,710	21.6	Fairfax
Hayfield Secondary	7–12	3,256	16.2	Alexandria

All 2,126 schools

Sources

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).

Largest school districts

All 209 districts

District	Schools	Students	Spending / student
Fairfax County Public Schools	223	179,323	$20,064
Prince William County Public Schools	98	90,242	$16,475
Loudoun County Public Schools	102	81,486	$21,242
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	88	64,731	$15,699
Chesterfield County Public Schools	73	64,194	$13,977
Henrico County Public Schools	79	50,915	$14,356
Chesapeake City Public Schools	48	40,607	$16,117
Stafford County Public Schools	34	31,812	$13,950
Arlington County Public Schools	42	27,950	$25,095
Norfolk City Public Schools	49	26,807	$16,790
Newport News City Public Schools	43	25,882	$17,926
Spotsylvania County Public Schools	34	24,036	$14,865
Richmond City Public Schools	57	20,962	$23,712
Hampton City Public Schools	33	19,472	$15,838
Hanover County Public Schools	24	16,768	$14,164
Alexandria City Public Schools	19	16,575	$21,928
Suffolk City Public Schools	22	14,565	$14,970
Frederick County Public Schools	19	14,447	$15,499
Albemarle County Public Schools	25	14,149	$19,975
Roanoke City Public Schools	26	13,811	$19,439
Roanoke County Public Schools	29	13,735	$14,328
York County Public Schools	19	13,105	$14,585
Portsmouth City Public Schools	23	12,905	$17,000
Rockingham County Public Schools	23	11,679	$15,479
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	16	11,371	$15,819
Fauquier County Public Schools	19	10,861	$15,552
Augusta County Public Schools	19	10,130	$14,431
Montgomery County Public Schools	21	9,461	$15,175
Bedford County Public Schools	22	8,930	$13,769
Culpeper County Public Schools	11	8,381	$13,703
Pittsylvania County Public Schools	21	7,830	$14,815
Campbell County Public Schools	15	7,777	$13,640
Lynchburg City Public Schools	20	7,657	$17,527
Manassas City Public Schools	10	7,345	$18,256
Washington County Public Schools	17	7,270	$14,860
Henry County Public Schools	13	6,916	$14,195
Harrisonburg City Public Schools	11	6,652	$16,625
Prince George County Public Schools	7	6,220	$13,548
Franklin County Public Schools	12	6,109	$16,264
Wise County Public Schools	13	5,779	$13,256
Shenandoah County Public Schools	10	5,703	$14,992
Danville City Public Schools	17	5,564	$21,091
Isle of Wight County Public Schools	9	5,519	$14,506
Louisa County Public Schools	6	5,334	$15,694
Tazewell County Public Schools	14	5,134	$14,708
Orange County Public Schools	9	5,074	$13,827
Warren County Public Schools	9	5,024	$14,908
Gloucester County Public Schools	9	4,917	$15,864
Accomack County Public Schools	13	4,623	$15,694
Caroline County Public Schools	5	4,600	$13,108
King George County Public Schools	5	4,591	$13,755
Petersburg City Public Schools	7	4,582	$16,274
Halifax County Public Schools	10	4,496	$16,266
Charlottesville City Public Schools	10	4,439	$21,655
Botetourt County Public Schools	12	4,424	$15,265
Pulaski County Public Schools	9	4,385	$14,175
Winchester City Public Schools	7	4,362	$19,639
Scott County Public Schools	15	4,166	$14,182
Dinwiddie County Public Schools	7	4,147	$15,667
Smyth County Public Schools	15	4,132	$15,580