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Fredericksburg, Virginia - 5 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Fredericksburg City Public Schools #73 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,958 per pupil, Fredericksburg City Public Schools ranks #25 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,762
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,958
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fredericksburg City Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 3,762 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Fredericksburg City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,958 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 50.8% local, 30.8% state, and 18.3% 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 48/100, ranked #73 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 338.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.7% African American, 22.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Walker-Grant Middle, with a diversity index of 77.8/100.
Its largest campus is James Monroe High, enrolling 1,013 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Walker-Grant Early Childhood Center, at 149 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
James Monroe High accounts for 26.9% of all Fredericksburg City Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Fredericksburg City 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.
Fredericksburg City Public Schools school enrollment varies 6.8× across entities
Fredericksburg City Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 149 students (lowest) to 1,013 students (highest), a spread of 864 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.
Fredericksburg City Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.9% 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 — including this one — 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.
Fredericksburg City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Fredericksburg City Public Schools is typically wider than the Fredericksburg City Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Fredericksburg City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 36.2% — 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 Fredericksburg City 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 Fredericksburg City Public Schools?
Fredericksburg City Public Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,762 students.
How much does Fredericksburg City Public Schools spend per student?
Fredericksburg City Public Schools spends $15,958 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #73 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Fredericksburg City Public Schools?
Fredericksburg City Public Schools students are 32.7% African American, 22.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% White, 15.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fredericksburg City Public Schools?
Fredericksburg City Public Schools has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #73 out of 131 districts in Virginia.