Frederick County Public Schools

Public school district · Winchester city · Virginia · NCES district ID 5101470

Frederick County Public Schools spent $14,605 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 58% of the other Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,972). Its 19 schools enrolled 14,447 students in 2024-25; 41.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,499 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (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 Frederick County Public Schools in enrollment (11,375 to 16,040 students) and Frederick County Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Frederick County Public Schools, FY23Alexandria City Public Schools $21,716; Roanoke City Public Schools $18,406; Albemarle County $17,536; Portsmouth City Public Schools $14,888; Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools $14,756; Rockingham County Public Schools $14,743; Frederick County Public Schools $14,605; Suffolk Public Schools $14,431; York County Public Schools $13,844; Roanoke County Public Schools $13,365; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.10k15k20k25kAlexandria City Public Schools$21,716Roanoke City Public Schools$18,406Albemarle County$17,536Portsmouth City Public Schools$14,888Williamsburg-James City County…$14,756Rockingham County Public Schoo…$14,743Frederick County Public Schools$14,605Suffolk Public Schools$14,431York County Public Schools$13,844Roanoke County Public Schools$13,365State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Frederick County Public Schools, FY23Alexandria City Public Schools $21,716; Roanoke City Public Schools $18,406; Albemarle County $17,536; Portsmouth City Public Schools $14,888; Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools $14,756; Rockingham County Public Schools $14,743; Frederick County Public Schools $14,605; Suffolk Public Schools $14,431; York County Public Schools $13,844; Roanoke County Public Schools $13,365; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.10k15k20k25kAlexandria City Public Schools$21,716Roanoke City Public Schools$18,406Albemarle County$17,536Portsmouth City Public Schools$14,888Williamsburg-James City County Publ…$14,756Rockingham County Public Schools$14,743Frederick County Public Schools$14,605Suffolk Public Schools$14,431York County Public Schools$13,844Roanoke County Public Schools$13,365State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Frederick County Public Schools, FY23Alexandria City Public Schools $21,716; Roanoke City Public Schools $18,406; Albemarle County $17,536; Portsmouth City Public Schools $14,888; Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools $14,756; Rockingham County Public Schools $14,743; Frederick County Public Schools $14,605; Suffolk Public Schools $14,431; York County Public Schools $13,844; Roanoke County Public Schools $13,365; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.10k15k20k25kAlexandria City Public Schools$21,716Roanoke City Public Schools$18,406Albemarle County$17,536Portsmouth City Public Schools$14,888Williamsburg-James City County Public Schoo…$14,756Rockingham County Public Schools$14,743Frederick County Public Schools$14,605Suffolk Public Schools$14,431York County Public Schools$13,844Roanoke County Public Schools$13,365State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Frederick County Public Schools, FY23Alexandria City Public Schools $21,716; Roanoke City Public Schools $18,406; Albemarle County $17,536; Portsmouth City Public Schools $14,888; Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools $14,756; Rockingham County Public Schools $14,743; Frederick County Public Schools $14,605; Suffolk Public Schools $14,431; York County Public Schools $13,844; Roanoke County Public Schools $13,365; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.10k15k20k25kAlexandria City Public Schools$21,716Roanoke City Public Schools$18,406Albemarle County$17,536Portsmouth City Public Schools$14,888Williamsburg-James City County Public S…$14,756Rockingham County Public Schools$14,743Frederick County Public Schools$14,605Suffolk Public Schools$14,431York County Public Schools$13,844Roanoke County Public Schools$13,365State median, 1,000+ students $14,972

Where the money came from

$248,057,000 in revenue: 41.6% state, 50.0% local and 8.4% federal. Total spending including $53,523,000 of capital outlay was $267,355,000, or $19,152 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Frederick County Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $103,175,000; Local $124,000,000; Federal $20,882,000; total $248,057,000.
  • State$103,175,000 42%
  • Local$124,000,000 50%
  • Federal$20,882,000 8%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

13,960 students in 2022-23, 14,172 students in 2023-24, 14,447 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Frederick County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 13,960, 2023-24: 14,172, 2024-25: 14,44705k10k15k2022-2313,9602023-2414,1722024-2514,447
Frederick County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 13,960, 2023-24: 14,172, 2024-25: 14,44705k10k15k2022-2313,9602023-2414,1722024-2514,447
Frederick County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 13,960, 2023-24: 14,172, 2024-25: 14,44705k10k15k2022-2313,9602023-2414,1722024-2514,447
Frederick County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 13,960, 2023-24: 14,172, 2024-25: 14,44705k10k15k2022-2313,9602023-2414,1722024-2514,447

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313,960975.514.3
2023-2414,1721049.013.5
2024-2514,4471018.014.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$68,827,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,930 per student

Frederick County Public Schools booked $68,827,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,002 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 $68,672 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 80 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$48,821,00070.9%
Special education$13,315,00019.3%
Vocational$6,202,0009.0%
Other programs$489,0000.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,360 in 2018-19, $4,440 in 2019-20, $4,541 in 2020-21, $4,743 in 2021-22, $4,930 in 2022-23.

Frederick County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,360, 2019-20: $4,440, 2020-21: $4,541, 2021-22: $4,743, 2022-23: $4,93002k4k6k2018-19$4,3602019-20$4,4402020-21$4,5412021-22$4,7432022-23$4,930
Frederick County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,360, 2019-20: $4,440, 2020-21: $4,541, 2021-22: $4,743, 2022-23: $4,93002k4k6k2018-19$4,3602019-20$4,4402020-21$4,5412021-22$4,7432022-23$4,930
Frederick County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,360, 2019-20: $4,440, 2020-21: $4,541, 2021-22: $4,743, 2022-23: $4,93002k4k6k2018-19$4,3602019-20$4,4402020-21$4,5412021-22$4,7432022-23$4,930
Frederick County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,360, 2019-20: $4,440, 2020-21: $4,541, 2021-22: $4,743, 2022-23: $4,93002k4k6k2018-19$4,3602019-20$4,4402020-21$4,5412021-22$4,7432022-23$4,930

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

91% of the 1,095 students in Frederick 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtVirginia
Four-year graduation rate91%88.8%
Students in the class1,09599,059

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.

12 elementary schools, 6,485 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jordan Springs Elementary66814.836.2%Schoolwide program
Middletown Elementary64816.265.1%Schoolwide program
Evendale Elementary61815.178.8%Schoolwide program
Bass-Hoover Elementary61515.441.3%Schoolwide program
Redbud Run Elementary61414.072.8%Schoolwide program
Greenwood Mill Elementary59915.834.9%Not Title I
Armel Elementary58914.424.6%Not Title I
Gainesboro Elementary48313.435.6%Schoolwide program
Orchard View Elementary46913.034.8%Schoolwide program
Indian Hollow Elementary39814.776.1%Schoolwide program
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary39311.665.4%Schoolwide program
Stonewall Elementary39114.077.2%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.

4 middle schools, 3,319 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
James Wood Middle87312.770.1%Not Title I
Robert E. Aylor Middle86114.133.1%Not Title I
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle85312.431.7%Not Title I
Frederick County Middle73213.633.5%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 high schools, 4,643 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sherando High1,63114.631.0%Not Title I
Millbrook High1,55015.742.4%Not Title I
James Wood High1,46214.129.3%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 Frederick County Public Schools

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 Frederick County Public Schools

  1. Virginia districts by spending per studentFrederick County Public Schools ranks 68 of 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,605).#68 of 116
  2. Every school district in VirginiaFrederick County Public Schools is the number 18 by size of 132 Virginia districts, with 13,960 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#18 of 132
  3. Suffolk Public SchoolsThe next larger Virginia district: 14,490 students in fall 2022, $14,431 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,431
  4. Albemarle County School DistrictThe next smaller Virginia district: 13,937 students in fall 2022, $17,536 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,536
  5. Compare Frederick County Public Schools with Suffolk Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sherando High, its largest high school1,631 students in 2024-25, 14.6 per teacher.1,631
  7. Teacher salary spending across VirginiaFrederick County Public Schools spent $68,672 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,899); spending, not a salary.$68,672
  8. 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 Frederick County Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Frederick County Public Schools?
    19 schools were open in 2024-25 (12 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high), enrolling 14,447 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Frederick County Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,605 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 $15,499 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Frederick County Public Schools' money come from?
    $248,057,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.6% state, 50.0% local and 8.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Frederick County Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,207 of the 16,394 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.4%, 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.
  5. How much does Frederick County Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $68,827,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,930 per student. Divided by the 1,002 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $68,672 per teacher, more than 80 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).
  6. What is the graduation rate in Frederick County Public Schools?
    91% of the 1,095 students in Frederick 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.
  7. What is Frederick County Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    5101470. 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

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