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Bastian, Virginia - 2 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Bland County Public Schools #85 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,866 per pupil, Bland County Public Schools ranks #65 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Bland County Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 796 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,866 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.6% local, 53.1% state, and 18.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #85 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 409:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.3% White, 4.2% African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bland County High, enrolling 517 students (63% of the district's total enrollment).
Bland County High accounts for 63.2% of all Bland County Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bland County Public Schools a distant remainder — means Bland County Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bland County Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Bland County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 409:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bland County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 16.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Bland County Public Schools is typically wider than the Bland County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Bland County Public Schools?
Bland County Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 796 students.
How much does Bland County Public Schools spend per student?
Bland County Public Schools spends $13,866 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #85 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Bland County Public Schools?
Bland County Public Schools students are 88.3% White, 4.2% African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bland County Public Schools?
Bland County Public Schools has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #85 out of 131 districts in Virginia.