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Culpeper, Virginia - 11 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Culpeper County Public Schools #126 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,978 per pupil, Culpeper County Public Schools ranks #122 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,352
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$11,978
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Culpeper County Public Schools operates 11 public schools serving 8,352 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 2 high, 2 middle 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 Culpeper County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,978 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 14 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.4% local, 49.8% state, and 13.8% 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 22/100, ranked #126 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 (27 AP courses district-wide), a 448.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.8% White, 36.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pearl Sample Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.7/100.
Its largest campus is Eastern View High, enrolling 1,529 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Galbreath-Marshall Building, at 9 students, a 170x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Eastern View High accounts for 18.2% of all Culpeper County Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Culpeper 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.
Culpeper County Public Schools school enrollment varies 170× across entities
Culpeper County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 1,529 students (highest), a spread of 1,520 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Culpeper County Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Culpeper County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Culpeper County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 31.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Culpeper 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 Culpeper County Public Schools?
Culpeper County Public Schools has 11 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 8,352 students.
How much does Culpeper County Public Schools spend per student?
Culpeper County Public Schools spends $11,978 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #126 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Culpeper County Public Schools?
Culpeper County Public Schools students are 40.8% White, 36.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Culpeper County Public Schools?
Culpeper County Public Schools has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #126 out of 131 districts in Virginia.