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Pearisburg, Virginia - 5 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Giles County Public Schools #87 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,849 per pupil, Giles County Public Schools ranks #130 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,457
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,849
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Giles County Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 3,457 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined 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 Giles County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,849 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 24.9% local, 66.5% state, and 8.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 41/100, ranked #87 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 379.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle, with a diversity index of 13.9/100.
Its largest campus is Giles High, enrolling 530 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Giles High accounts for 15.3% of all Giles County Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Giles County Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Giles County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 380:1 — 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.
Giles County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Giles County Public Schools is typically wider than the Giles County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Giles County Public Schools?
Giles County Public Schools has 5 schools, including 5 combined. Total enrollment is 3,457 students.
How much does Giles County Public Schools spend per student?
Giles County Public Schools spends $10,849 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #87 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Giles County Public Schools?
Giles County Public Schools students are 94.0% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Giles County Public Schools?
Giles County Public Schools has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #87 out of 131 districts in Virginia.