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Fincastle, Virginia - 11 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Botetourt County Public Schools #112 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,046 per pupil, Botetourt County Public Schools ranks #96 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,492
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$13,046
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Botetourt County Public Schools operates 11 public schools serving 4,492 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Botetourt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,046 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.6% local, 48.0% state, and 9.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #112 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 2 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 298.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 8.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.0% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Greenfield Elementary, with a diversity index of 43.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lord Botetourt High, enrolling 963 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eagle Rock Elementary, at 121 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lord Botetourt High accounts for 21.4% of all Botetourt County Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Botetourt County Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Botetourt County Public Schools school enrollment varies 8.0× across entities
Botetourt County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 121 students (lowest) to 963 students (highest), a spread of 842 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Botetourt County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 299:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Botetourt County Public Schools is typically wider than the Botetourt County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Botetourt County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 8.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Botetourt County Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Botetourt County Public Schools?
Botetourt County Public Schools has 11 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 6 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,492 students.
How much does Botetourt County Public Schools spend per student?
Botetourt County Public Schools spends $13,046 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #112 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Botetourt County Public Schools?
Botetourt County Public Schools students are 86.0% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Botetourt County Public Schools?
Botetourt County Public Schools has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #112 out of 131 districts in Virginia.