Prince William County Public Schools
Public school district · Prince William County · Virginia · NCES district ID 5103130
Prince William County Public Schools spent $15,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 63% of the other Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,972). Its 94 schools enrolled 89,677 students in 2024-25; 42.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,472 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Virginia: 88.8%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Virginia's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Prince William County Public Schools ranks 5.
Where the money came from
$1,740,252,000 in revenue: 42.1% state, 48.0% local and 9.9% federal. Total spending including $143,833,000 of capital outlay was $1,592,331,000, or $17,479 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$732,198,000 42%
- Local$835,264,000 48%
- Federal$172,790,000 10%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 116 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
91,101 students in 2022-23, 90,073 students in 2023-24, 89,677 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 91,101 | 5764.5 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 90,073 | 5712.0 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 89,677 | 5685.1 | 15.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$483,272,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,305 per student
Prince William County Public Schools booked $483,272,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 5,966 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $81,008 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 95 in 100 Virginia districts with a figure (state median $61,899, 129 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Virginia teacher salary at $59,965 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $376,605,000 | 77.9% |
| Special education | $83,953,000 | 17.4% |
| Vocational | $22,005,000 | 4.6% |
| Other programs | $709,000 | 0.1% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,229 in 2018-19, $4,420 in 2019-20, $4,768 in 2020-21, $4,878 in 2021-22, $5,305 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 7,132 students in Prince William County Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 7,132 | 99,059 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
64 elementary schools, 40,763 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nokesville School | 1,202 | 16.0 | 24.5% | Not Title I |
| Covington-Harper Elementary | 1,025 | 18.9 | 70.2% | Not Title I |
| Haymarket Elementary | 963 | 18.6 | 18.5% | Not Title I |
| John F. Pattie Sr. Elementary | 906 | 20.0 | 74.4% | Not Title I |
| Kyle R. Wilson Elementary | 875 | 16.4 | 71.4% | Not Title I |
| Yorkshire Elementary | 851 | 15.4 | 70.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Springwoods Elementary | 842 | 17.6 | 70.3% | Not Title I |
| Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary | 829 | 14.7 | 71.3% | Schoolwide program |
| A. Henderson Elementary | 815 | 16.4 | 27.1% | Not Title I |
| Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary | 813 | 18.3 | 13.4% | Not Title I |
| Signal Hill Elementary | 807 | 17.5 | 69.8% | Not Title I |
| Triangle Elementary | 795 | 14.1 | 70.8% | Schoolwide program |
The other 52 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Branch Elementary | 760 | 17.5 | 17.9% | Not Title I |
| Leesylvania Elementary | 759 | 15.6 | 70.8% | Not Title I |
| T. Clay Wood Elementary | 754 | 19.6 | 17.0% | Not Title I |
| Antietam Elementary | 752 | 16.2 | 70.3% | Not Title I |
| Bennett Elementary | 746 | 15.5 | 31.6% | Not Title I |
| Sonnie Penn Elementary | 744 | 16.8 | 69.9% | Not Title I |
| Ashland Elementary | 738 | 16.9 | 16.5% | Not Title I |
| Buckland Mills Elementary | 735 | 17.8 | 26.1% | Not Title I |
| Chris Yung Elementary | 719 | 16.0 | 70.8% | Not Title I |
| Mary G. Porter Traditional | 679 | 16.6 | 31.8% | Not Title I |
| Lake Ridge Elementary | 671 | 15.9 | 70.3% | Not Title I |
| Mary Williams Elementary | 669 | 15.9 | 70.9% | Not Title I |
| George P. Mullen Elementary | 667 | 13.9 | 69.7% | Schoolwide program |
| River Oaks Elementary | 662 | 13.9 | 71.8% | Targeted program |
| Victory Elementary | 661 | 16.8 | 69.7% | Not Title I |
| Pennington Traditional | 651 | 17.4 | 24.7% | Not Title I |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | 642 | 17.2 | 21.2% | Not Title I |
| Westridge Elementary | 642 | 16.3 | 70.2% | Not Title I |
| C.A. Sinclair Elementary | 636 | 14.7 | 70.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Neabsco Elementary | 635 | 13.9 | 70.9% | Schoolwide program |
| John D. Jenkins Elementary | 634 | 14.3 | 70.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Sudley Elementary | 623 | 15.4 | 71.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Swans Creek Elementary | 619 | 14.4 | 70.9% | Schoolwide program |
| R. Dean Kilby Elementary | 613 | 14.2 | 71.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary | 601 | 15.3 | 69.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Montclair Elementary | 588 | 15.7 | 70.6% | Not Title I |
| Minnieville Elementary | 584 | 16.3 | 70.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Occoquan Elementary | 571 | 14.7 | 69.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Marumsco Hills Elementary | 564 | 15.1 | 70.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Bristow Run Elementary | 562 | 16.5 | 21.9% | Not Title I |
| Potomac View Elementary | 557 | 13.0 | 70.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Glenkirk Elementary | 554 | 17.7 | 15.3% | Not Title I |
| Rosa Parks Elementary | 547 | 14.8 | 70.4% | Not Title I |
| J.W. Alvey Elementary | 523 | 16.4 | 7.3% | Not Title I |
| Cedar Point Elementary | 510 | 14.9 | 19.8% | Not Title I |
| Old Bridge Elementary | 505 | 15.2 | 32.9% | Not Title I |
| Rockledge Elementary | 495 | 16.0 | 69.5% | Not Title I |
| Belmont Elementary | 492 | 13.1 | 71.1% | Schoolwide program |
| George G. Tyler Elementary | 490 | 18.6 | 70.4% | Not Title I |
| West Gate Elementary | 482 | 13.5 | 71.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Loch Lomond Elementary | 480 | 13.9 | 70.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary | 454 | 15.3 | 69.2% | Not Title I |
| Featherstone Elementary | 452 | 16.6 | 70.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Dale City Elementary | 443 | 15.7 | 71.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Dumfries Elementary | 441 | 14.8 | 71.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Coles Elementary | 431 | 15.6 | 72.6% | Not Title I |
| Mountain View Elementary | 418 | 16.4 | 12.4% | Not Title I |
| Enterprise Elementary | 414 | 13.7 | 70.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Suella G. Ellis Elementary | 403 | 14.1 | 71.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Bel Air Elementary | 391 | 15.8 | 70.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary | 379 | 13.9 | 69.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Kerrydale Elementary | 298 | 14.0 | 72.8% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
17 middle schools, 19,545 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ridge Middle | 1,487 | 16.1 | 69.3% | Not Title I |
| Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle | 1,436 | 16.5 | 14.0% | Not Title I |
| Gainesville Middle | 1,403 | 15.9 | 19.8% | Not Title I |
| Parkside Middle | 1,352 | 14.6 | 69.4% | Not Title I |
| Louise a. Benton Middle | 1,339 | 16.8 | 21.2% | Not Title I |
| Potomac Shores Middle | 1,229 | 15.9 | 69.7% | Not Title I |
| Rippon Middle | 1,200 | 14.3 | 69.3% | Not Title I |
| Herbert J. Saunders Middle | 1,198 | 15.0 | 69.5% | Not Title I |
| Stuart M. Beville Middle | 1,181 | 13.6 | 69.2% | Not Title I |
| E.H. Marsteller Middle | 1,153 | 15.3 | 19.1% | Not Title I |
| Bull Run Middle | 1,129 | 15.5 | 34.2% | Not Title I |
| Unity Braxton Middle | 1,055 | 13.2 | 69.2% | Schoolwide program |
The other 5 middle schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred M. Lynn Middle | 973 | 12.6 | 68.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Potomac Middle | 931 | 12.9 | 69.8% | Not Title I |
| George M. Hampton Middle | 893 | 12.2 | 69.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodbridge Middle | 873 | 14.0 | 69.5% | Not Title I |
| Graham Park Middle | 713 | 13.1 | 68.9% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
13 high schools, 29,369 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Colgan Senior High | 2,956 | 17.4 | 24.2% | Not Title I |
| Woodbridge High | 2,898 | 18.0 | 67.9% | Not Title I |
| Osbourn Park High | 2,661 | 17.1 | 69.1% | Not Title I |
| Gainesville High | 2,648 | 16.8 | 21.9% | Not Title I |
| Gar-Field High | 2,524 | 15.9 | 67.8% | Not Title I |
| Forest Park High | 2,343 | 16.5 | 35.1% | Not Title I |
| Freedom High | 2,303 | 16.3 | 67.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Potomac High | 2,197 | 16.2 | 67.6% | Not Title I |
| Battlefield High | 2,063 | 16.1 | 11.8% | Not Title I |
| Unity Reed High | 2,042 | 15.7 | 66.2% | Not Title I |
| Patriot High | 2,020 | 16.3 | 20.1% | Not Title I |
| C.D. Hylton High | 1,859 | 16.0 | 68.3% | Not Title I |
One more high school
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentsville District High | 855 | 14.0 | 21.4% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Woodbine Pre-School Center
School in Manassas; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 12 students.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Prince William County Public Schools
- Website: pwcs.edu
- Phone: (703) 791-8712
- Office: 14715 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA 20112
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Prince William County Public Schools
- Virginia districts by spending per studentPrince William County Public Schools ranks 44 of 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,373).#44 of 116
- Every school district in VirginiaPrince William County Public Schools is the number 2 by size of 132 Virginia districts, with 91,101 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#2 of 132
- Fairfax County Public SchoolsThe next larger Virginia district: 179,858 students in fall 2022, $18,975 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,975
- Loudoun County Public SchoolsThe next smaller Virginia district: 81,678 students in fall 2022, $19,934 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,934
- Compare Prince William County Public Schools with Fairfax County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Charles J. Colgan Senior High, its largest high school2,956 students in 2024-25, 17.4 per teacher.2,956
- Teacher salary spending across VirginiaPrince William County Public Schools spent $81,008 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,899); spending, not a salary.$81,008
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Prince William County Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Prince William County Public Schools?
94 schools were open in 2024-25 (64 elementary, 17 middle, 13 high), enrolling 89,677 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Prince William County Public Schools spend per student?
$15,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Virginia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,972 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,472 per student, up 7.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Prince William County Public Schools' money come from?
$1,740,252,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.1% state, 48.0% local and 9.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Prince William County Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 7,298 of the 94,669 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Prince William County Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$483,272,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,305 per student. Divided by the 5,966 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,008 per teacher, more than 95 in 100 Virginia districts (state median $61,899). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Virginia teacher salary at $59,965 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).What is the graduation rate in Prince William County Public Schools?
88% of the 7,132 students in Prince William County Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Prince William County Public Schools' NCES district ID?
5103130. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25