Alexandria City Public Schools
Public school district · Alexandria city · Virginia · NCES district ID 5100120
Alexandria City Public Schools spent $21,716 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,972). Its 18 schools enrolled 16,575 students in 2024-25; 18.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,928 per student, up 1.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% (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 districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Alexandria City Public Schools in enrollment (12,640 to 19,796 students) and Alexandria City Public Schools itself.
Where the money came from
$360,559,000 in revenue: 18.6% state, 70.0% local and 11.3% federal. Total spending including $4,194,000 of capital outlay was $355,799,000, or $22,182 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$67,214,000 19%
- Local$252,492,000 70%
- Federal$40,853,000 11%
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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
16,040 students in 2022-23, 16,406 students in 2023-24, 16,575 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 | 16,040 | 1021.8 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 16,406 | 1109.0 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 16,575 | 1098.3 | 15.1 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$109,654,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,836 per student
Alexandria City Public Schools booked $109,654,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,164 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 $94,225 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 98 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 | $75,573,000 | 68.9% |
| Special education | $31,414,000 | 28.6% |
| Vocational | $1,951,000 | 1.8% |
| Other programs | $716,000 | 0.7% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,252 in 2018-19, $6,273 in 2019-20, $6,205 in 2020-21, $6,776 in 2021-22, $6,836 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
80% of the 1,111 students in Alexandria City 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 | 80% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 1,111 | 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.
14 elementary schools, 8,667 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Henry K-8 School | 1,075 | 17.9 | 96.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Mount Vernon Elementary | 933 | 18.1 | 38.8% | Not Title I |
| James K. Polk Elementary | 804 | 16.9 | 75.7% | Schoolwide program |
| John Adams Elementary | 743 | 15.0 | 95.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Samuel W. Tucker Elementary | 735 | 17.1 | 77.0% | Not Title I |
| William Ramsay Elementary | 689 | 15.3 | 88.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Douglas MacArthur Elementary | 680 | 15.9 | 39.0% | Not Title I |
| Ferdinand T. Day Elementary | 589 | 16.4 | 89.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Charles Barrett Elementary | 547 | 14.4 | 46.8% | Not Title I |
| Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School | 506 | 10.4 | 85.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Lyles-Crouch Elementary | 378 | 15.8 | 19.3% | Not Title I |
| Cora Kelly School for Math Science and Technology | 337 | 14.7 | 82.2% | Schoolwide program |
The other 2 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason Elementary | 332 | 14.1 | 39.8% | Not Title I |
| Naomi L. Brooks Elementary | 319 | 15.0 | 36.1% | 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.
2 middle schools, 3,055 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis C. Hammond Middle | 1,597 | 13.3 | 83.8% | Schoolwide program |
| George Washington Middle | 1,458 | 14.2 | 42.1% | 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.
1 high school, 4,655 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria City High School | 4,655 | 15.2 | 67.5% | 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.
1 other school, 198 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | 198 | 12.2 | not reported | 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.
Contact Alexandria City Public Schools
- Website: acps.k12.va.us
- Phone: (703) 619-8000
- Office: 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314
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 Alexandria City Public Schools
- Virginia districts by spending per studentAlexandria City Public Schools ranks 4 of 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,716).#4 of 116
- Every school district in VirginiaAlexandria City Public Schools is the number 16 by size of 132 Virginia districts, with 16,040 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#16 of 132
- Hanover County Public SchoolsThe next larger Virginia district: 17,066 students in fall 2022, $13,035 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,035
- Suffolk Public SchoolsThe next smaller Virginia district: 14,490 students in fall 2022, $14,431 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,431
- Compare Alexandria City Public Schools with Hanover County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Alexandria City High School, its largest high school4,655 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.4,655
- Teacher salary spending across VirginiaAlexandria City Public Schools spent $94,225 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,899); spending, not a salary.$94,225
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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 Alexandria City Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Alexandria City Public Schools?
18 schools were open in 2024-25 (14 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 16,575 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Alexandria City Public Schools spend per student?
$21,716 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 $21,928 per student, up 1.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Alexandria City Public Schools' money come from?
$360,559,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 18.6% state, 70.0% local and 11.3% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Alexandria City Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,991 of the 18,315 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.9%, 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 Alexandria City Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$109,654,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,836 per student. Divided by the 1,164 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $94,225 per teacher, more than 98 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 Alexandria City Public Schools?
80% of the 1,111 students in Alexandria City 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 Alexandria City Public Schools' NCES district ID?
5100120. 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