Dickenson County Public Schools
Public school district · Dickenson County · Virginia · NCES district ID 5101140
Dickenson County Public Schools spent $15,340 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,972). Its 2 schools enrolled 1,134 students in 2024-25; 62.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,143 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (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 Dickenson County Public Schools in enrollment (1,746 to 2,084 students) and Dickenson County Public Schools itself.
Where the money came from
$34,987,000 in revenue: 62.2% state, 17.7% local and 20.1% federal. Total spending including $5,057,000 of capital outlay was $34,928,000, or $17,949 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$21,764,000 62%
- Local$6,186,000 18%
- Federal$7,037,000 20%
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
1,946 students in 2022-23, 1,291 students in 2023-24, 1,134 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 | 1,946 | 173.0 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,291 | 117.2 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 1,134 | 104.4 | 10.9 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$8,054,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,139 per student
Dickenson County Public Schools booked $8,054,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 173 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 $46,690 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 1 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 | $6,380,000 | 79.2% |
| Special education | $674,000 | 8.4% |
| Vocational | $946,000 | 11.7% |
| Other programs | $54,000 | 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: $3,267 in 2018-19, $3,413 in 2019-20, $3,528 in 2020-21, $4,093 in 2021-22, $4,139 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
80-84% of the 157 students in Dickenson County 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 | 80‑84% | 88.8% |
| Students in the class | 157 | 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.
1 middle school, 586 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview Middle | 586 | 12.0 | 96.9% | 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, 548 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeview High | 548 | 9.9 | 97.8% | 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.
3 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Clintwood Elementary
School in Clintwood; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 425 students; 13.0 students per teacher.
Sandlick Elementary
School in Birchleaf; 376 students; 12.6 students per teacher.
Ervinton Elementary
School in Nora; 113 students; 7.7 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Dickenson County Public Schools
- Website: dcps.k12.va.us
- Phone: (276) 926-4643
- Office: 309 Volunteer St, Clintwood, VA 24228
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 Dickenson County Public Schools
- Virginia districts by spending per studentDickenson County Public Schools ranks 45 of 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,340).#45 of 116
- Every school district in VirginiaDickenson County Public Schools is the number 94 by size of 132 Virginia districts, with 1,946 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#94 of 132
- Buckingham County Public SchoolsThe next larger Virginia district: 1,992 students in fall 2022, $15,667 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,667
- Clarke County Public SchoolsThe next smaller Virginia district: 1,892 students in fall 2022, $14,369 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,369
- Compare Dickenson County Public Schools with Buckingham County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Ridgeview High, its largest high school548 students in 2024-25, 9.9 per teacher.548
- Teacher salary spending across VirginiaDickenson County Public Schools spent $46,690 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,899); spending, not a salary.$46,690
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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 Dickenson County Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Dickenson County Public Schools?
2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,134 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Dickenson County Public Schools spend per student?
$15,340 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 $16,143 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Dickenson County Public Schools' money come from?
$34,987,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.2% state, 17.7% local and 20.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Dickenson County Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 434 of the 1,972 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.0%, 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 Dickenson County Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$8,054,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,139 per student. Divided by the 173 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $46,690 per teacher, more than 1 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 Dickenson County Public Schools?
80-84% of the 157 students in Dickenson County 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 Dickenson County Public Schools' NCES district ID?
5101140. 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