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Lexington, Virginia - 2 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Lexington City Public Schools #101 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,783 per pupil, Lexington City Public Schools ranks #69 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
485
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,783
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lexington City Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 485 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Lexington City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,783 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.9% local, 48.8% state, and 10.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #101 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.
a 268.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 6.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Harrington Waddell Elementary, enrolling 350 students (65% of the district's total enrollment).
Harrington Waddell Elementary accounts for 65.2% of all Lexington City Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lexington City Public Schools a distant remainder — means Lexington City Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Lexington City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — 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 Lexington City Public Schools is typically wider than the Lexington City Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Lexington City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 6.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Lexington 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 Lexington City Public Schools?
Lexington City Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 485 students.
How much does Lexington City Public Schools spend per student?
Lexington City Public Schools spends $13,783 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #101 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Lexington City Public Schools?
Lexington City Public Schools students are 78.7% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% African American, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lexington City Public Schools?
Lexington City Public Schools has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #101 out of 131 districts in Virginia.