Charlottesville City Schools
Listed by NCES as Charlottesville City Public Schools (district ID 5100780)
Public school district · Charlottesville city · Virginia · NCES district ID 5100780
Charlottesville City Schools spent $19,953 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,972). Its 9 schools enrolled 4,439 students in 2024-25; 25.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,655 per student, up 8.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (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 Charlottesville City Schools in enrollment (4,241 to 4,726 students) and Charlottesville City Schools itself.
Where the money came from
$106,917,000 in revenue: 25.1% state, 62.7% local and 12.1% federal. Total spending including $3,162,000 of capital outlay was $95,828,000, or $21,366 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$26,885,000 25%
- Local$67,054,000 63%
- Federal$12,978,000 12%
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
4,485 students in 2022-23, 4,433 students in 2023-24, 4,439 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 | 4,485 | 377.0 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 4,433 | 356.5 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 4,439 | 402.9 | 11.0 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$28,756,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,412 per student
Charlottesville City Schools booked $28,756,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 389 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 $73,875 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 91 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 | $20,679,000 | 71.9% |
| Special education | $6,787,000 | 23.6% |
| Vocational | $663,000 | 2.3% |
| Other programs | $627,000 | 2.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,030 in 2018-19, $6,267 in 2019-20, $6,576 in 2020-21, $6,621 in 2021-22, $6,412 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
86% of the 310 students in Charlottesville City 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 | 86% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 310 | 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.
6 elementary schools, 1,868 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Via Elementary | 370 | 12.3 | 79.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Johnson Elementary | 327 | 11.7 | 78.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Venable Elementary | 320 | 11.9 | 65.6% | Not Title I |
| Burnley-Moran Elementary | 299 | 12.0 | 74.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Clark Elementary | 285 | 11.4 | 73.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Greenbrier Elementary | 267 | 13.4 | 72.3% | 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.
2 middle schools, 1,133 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Upper Elementary | 570 | 9.0 | 79.1% | Not Title I |
| Buford Middle | 563 | 8.1 | 74.2% | 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, 1,438 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville High | 1,438 | 12.5 | 66.0% | 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 Charlottesville City Schools
- Website: charlottesvilleschools.org
- Phone: (434) 245-2400
- Office: 1562 Dairy Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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 Charlottesville City Schools
- Virginia districts by spending per studentCharlottesville City Schools ranks 6 of 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,953).#6 of 116
- Every school district in VirginiaCharlottesville City Schools is the number 53 by size of 132 Virginia districts, with 4,485 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#53 of 132
- Botetourt County Public SchoolsThe next larger Virginia district: 4,492 students in fall 2022, $13,903 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,903
- Caroline County Public SchoolThe next smaller Virginia district: 4,337 students in fall 2022, $12,960 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,960
- Compare Charlottesville City Schools with Botetourt County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Charlottesville High, its largest high school1,438 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.1,438
- Teacher salary spending across VirginiaCharlottesville City Schools spent $73,875 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,899); spending, not a salary.$73,875
- 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 Charlottesville City Schools
How many schools and students are in Charlottesville City Schools?
9 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,439 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Charlottesville City Schools spend per student?
$19,953 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 $21,655 per student, up 8.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Charlottesville City Schools' money come from?
$106,917,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 25.1% state, 62.7% local and 12.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Charlottesville City Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 789 of the 5,198 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.2%, 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 Charlottesville City Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$28,756,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,412 per student. Divided by the 389 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $73,875 per teacher, more than 91 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 Charlottesville City Schools?
86% of the 310 students in Charlottesville City 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 Charlottesville City Schools' NCES district ID?
5100780. 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