Alexandria City Public Schools vs Hanover County Public Schools

How do these districts compare?

Metric Alexandria City Public Schools Hanover County Public Schools
Location Alexandria, Virginia Ashland, Virginia
Total Enrollment 16,040 17,066
Number of Schools 18 23
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.1:1 13.4:1

Spending

Metric Alexandria City Public Schools Hanover County Public Schools
Per-Pupil Expenditure $21,716 $13,035
Federal Revenue 11.7% 11.8%
State Revenue 17.5% 43.1%
Local Revenue 70.8% 45.1%
Alexandria City Public Schools
Federal State Local
Hanover County Public Schools
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Alexandria City Public Schools Hanover County Public Schools
White 28.8% 72.2%
African American 23.7% 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino 35.2% 8.2%
Asian 6.5% 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.0%
Multiracial 5.3% 7.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 67.6% 27.2%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Alexandria City Public Schools Hanover County Public Schools
AP Courses Offered 34 57
Schools with AP 1 4
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 262.1:1 373.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 16.4% 8.1%

School Types

Alexandria City Public Schools

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 8

Hanover County Public Schools

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 2

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.