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Winchester, Virginia - 19 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Frederick County Public Schools #116 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,938 per pupil, Frederick County Public Schools ranks #60 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,960
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$13,938
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Frederick County Public Schools operates 19 public schools serving 13,960 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 4 middle, 3 high 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 Winchester City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,938 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 52.4% local, 39.5% state, and 8.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #116 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 3 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (60 AP courses district-wide), a 448.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.1% White, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Redbud Run Elementary, with a diversity index of 65.5/100.
Its largest campus is Sherando High, enrolling 1,631 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Stonewall Elementary, at 391 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Frederick County Public Schools school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Frederick County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 391 students (lowest) to 1,631 students (highest), a spread of 1,240 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.
Frederick County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 449:1 — 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.
Frederick County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — 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 Frederick County Public Schools is typically wider than the Frederick County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Frederick 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 Frederick County Public Schools?
Frederick County Public Schools has 19 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 12 combined. Total enrollment is 13,960 students.
How much does Frederick County Public Schools spend per student?
Frederick County Public Schools spends $13,938 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #116 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Frederick County Public Schools?
Frederick County Public Schools students are 61.1% White, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% African American, 2.5% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Frederick County Public Schools?
Frederick County Public Schools has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #116 out of 131 districts in Virginia.