Public schools in Covington, VA
Covington has 4 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 3 elementary, enrolling 1,994 students. They are run by 1 district.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
One district runs Covington's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Covington | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany Highlands Public Schools | 4 | 2,878 | $14,827 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Covington, 818 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany High | 818 | 13.6 | 81.8% | Alleghany Highlands Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Covington, 1,176 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeter-Watson Elementary | 491 | 12.9 | 83.3% | Alleghany Highlands Public Schools |
| Mountain View Elementary | 415 | 10.9 | 82.7% | Alleghany Highlands Public Schools |
| Callaghan Elementary | 270 | 15.0 | 83.3% | Alleghany Highlands Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Covington's public schools compare with Virginia's
The median Covington school has 13.3 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Virginia median of 13.7. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 453 students (state 557).
| Covington | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 453 | 557 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 67% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 64% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 4 Covington schools and the 1,845 Virginia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Covington
- Alleghany Highlands Public SchoolsRuns 4 of Covington's 4 public schools and spent $14,827 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,827
- Alleghany High, the largest high school in Covington818 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.818
- The largest public schools in VirginiaVirginia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Covington addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Virginia
- Richmond95 schools
- Virginia Beach82 schools
- Alexandria55 schools
- Chesapeake45 schools
- Norfolk44 schools
- Roanoke41 schools
- Woodbridge40 schools
- Newport News39 schools
Questions about schools in Covington
How many public schools are in Covington, VA?
4 public schools with an address in Covington were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 3 elementary, enrolling 1,994 students.What is the largest high school in Covington?
Alleghany High, with 818 students in 2024-25 (Alleghany Highlands Public Schools).Which districts run Covington's schools?
Alleghany Highlands Public Schools (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25