Montgomery County Public Schools

Public school district · Montgomery County · Virginia · NCES district ID 5102520

Montgomery County Public Schools spent $14,114 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 68% of the other Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,972). Its 19 schools enrolled 9,461 students in 2024-25; 48.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,175 per student, up 7.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (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 Montgomery County Public Schools in enrollment (7,856 to 11,497 students) and Montgomery County Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Montgomery County Public Schools, FY23Lynchburg City Schools $17,083; Fauquier County Public Schools $15,817; Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools $14,756; Rockingham County Public Schools $14,743; Montgomery County Public Schools $14,114; Pittsylvania County Schools $14,072; Augusta County Public Schools $13,991; Bedford County Public Schools $13,519; Campbell County Public Schools $13,250; Culpeper County Public Schools $13,061; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.10k12k14k16k18kLynchburg City Schools$17,083Fauquier County Public Schools$15,817Williamsburg-James City County…$14,756Rockingham County Public Schoo…$14,743Montgomery County Public Schoo…$14,114Pittsylvania County Schools$14,072Augusta County Public Schools$13,991Bedford County Public Schools$13,519Campbell County Public Schools$13,250Culpeper County Public Schools$13,061State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Montgomery County Public Schools, FY23Lynchburg City Schools $17,083; Fauquier County Public Schools $15,817; Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools $14,756; Rockingham County Public Schools $14,743; Montgomery County Public Schools $14,114; Pittsylvania County Schools $14,072; Augusta County Public Schools $13,991; Bedford County Public Schools $13,519; Campbell County Public Schools $13,250; Culpeper County Public Schools $13,061; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.10k12k14k16k18kLynchburg City Schools$17,083Fauquier County Public Schools$15,817Williamsburg-James City County Publ…$14,756Rockingham County Public Schools$14,743Montgomery County Public Schools$14,114Pittsylvania County Schools$14,072Augusta County Public Schools$13,991Bedford County Public Schools$13,519Campbell County Public Schools$13,250Culpeper County Public Schools$13,061State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Montgomery County Public Schools, FY23Lynchburg City Schools $17,083; Fauquier County Public Schools $15,817; Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools $14,756; Rockingham County Public Schools $14,743; Montgomery County Public Schools $14,114; Pittsylvania County Schools $14,072; Augusta County Public Schools $13,991; Bedford County Public Schools $13,519; Campbell County Public Schools $13,250; Culpeper County Public Schools $13,061; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.10k14k18kLynchburg City Schools$17,083Fauquier County Public Schools$15,817Williamsburg-James City County Public Schoo…$14,756Rockingham County Public Schools$14,743Montgomery County Public Schools$14,114Pittsylvania County Schools$14,072Augusta County Public Schools$13,991Bedford County Public Schools$13,519Campbell County Public Schools$13,250Culpeper County Public Schools$13,061State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Montgomery County Public Schools, FY23Lynchburg City Schools $17,083; Fauquier County Public Schools $15,817; Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools $14,756; Rockingham County Public Schools $14,743; Montgomery County Public Schools $14,114; Pittsylvania County Schools $14,072; Augusta County Public Schools $13,991; Bedford County Public Schools $13,519; Campbell County Public Schools $13,250; Culpeper County Public Schools $13,061; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.10k14k18kLynchburg City Schools$17,083Fauquier County Public Schools$15,817Williamsburg-James City County Public S…$14,756Rockingham County Public Schools$14,743Montgomery County Public Schools$14,114Pittsylvania County Schools$14,072Augusta County Public Schools$13,991Bedford County Public Schools$13,519Campbell County Public Schools$13,250Culpeper County Public Schools$13,061State median, 1,000+ students $14,972

Where the money came from

$144,825,000 in revenue: 48.8% state, 41.6% local and 9.6% federal. Total spending including $1,508,000 of capital outlay was $148,465,000, or $15,317 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Montgomery County Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $70,710,000; Local $60,186,000; Federal $13,929,000; total $144,825,000.
  • State$70,710,000 49%
  • Local$60,186,000 42%
  • Federal$13,929,000 10%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

9,693 students in 2022-23, 9,534 students in 2023-24, 9,461 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Montgomery County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,693, 2023-24: 9,534, 2024-25: 9,46102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,6932023-249,5342024-259,461
Montgomery County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,693, 2023-24: 9,534, 2024-25: 9,46102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,6932023-249,5342024-259,461
Montgomery County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,693, 2023-24: 9,534, 2024-25: 9,46102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,6932023-249,5342024-259,461
Montgomery County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,693, 2023-24: 9,534, 2024-25: 9,46102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,6932023-249,5342024-259,461

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239,693761.812.7
2023-249,534736.512.9
2024-259,461742.312.7

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

$47,441,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,894 per student

Montgomery County Public Schools booked $47,441,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 763 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 $62,197 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 52 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$35,138,00074.1%
Special education$8,251,00017.4%
Vocational$4,052,0008.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,961 in 2018-19, $4,182 in 2019-20, $4,438 in 2020-21, $4,653 in 2021-22, $4,894 in 2022-23.

Montgomery County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,961, 2019-20: $4,182, 2020-21: $4,438, 2021-22: $4,653, 2022-23: $4,89402k4k6k2018-19$3,9612019-20$4,1822020-21$4,4382021-22$4,6532022-23$4,894
Montgomery County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,961, 2019-20: $4,182, 2020-21: $4,438, 2021-22: $4,653, 2022-23: $4,89402k4k6k2018-19$3,9612019-20$4,1822020-21$4,4382021-22$4,6532022-23$4,894
Montgomery County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,961, 2019-20: $4,182, 2020-21: $4,438, 2021-22: $4,653, 2022-23: $4,89402k4k6k2018-19$3,9612019-20$4,1822020-21$4,4382021-22$4,6532022-23$4,894
Montgomery County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,961, 2019-20: $4,182, 2020-21: $4,438, 2021-22: $4,653, 2022-23: $4,89402k4k6k2018-19$3,9612019-20$4,1822020-21$4,4382021-22$4,6532022-23$4,894

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

94% of the 790 students in Montgomery 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 rate94%88.8%
Students in the class79099,059

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.

11 elementary schools, 4,179 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Auburn Elementary54413.341.4%Schoolwide program
Falling Branch Elementary53512.288.6%Schoolwide program
Prices Fork Elementary45713.486.9%Schoolwide program
Christiansburg Elementary40112.937.4%Schoolwide program
Eastern Montgomery Elementary37613.088.0%Schoolwide program
Kipps Elementary35813.819.3%Not Title I
Christiansburg Primary34612.445.4%Schoolwide program
Margaret Beeks Elementary34613.338.4%Not Title I
Gilbert Linkous Elementary29212.225.7%Not Title I
Harding Avenue Elementary27913.219.4%Not Title I
Belview Elementary24511.054.7%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, 2,238 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Blacksburg Middle95813.124.7%Not Title I
Christiansburg Middle77812.132.3%Not Title I
Auburn Middle30911.635.6%Not Title I
Shawsville Middle1937.585.0%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.

4 high schools, 3,044 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Blacksburg High1,32515.121.1%Not Title I
Christiansburg High1,07213.332.0%Not Title I
Auburn High39312.235.6%Not Title I
Eastern Montgomery High2549.884.6%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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Public Schools

  1. Virginia districts by spending per studentMontgomery County Public Schools ranks 79 of 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,114).#79 of 116
  2. Every school district in VirginiaMontgomery County Public Schools is the number 28 by size of 132 Virginia districts, with 9,693 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#28 of 132
  3. Augusta County Public SchoolsThe next larger Virginia district: 10,076 students in fall 2022, $13,991 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,991
  4. Bedford County Public SchoolsThe next smaller Virginia district: 9,084 students in fall 2022, $13,519 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,519
  5. Compare Montgomery County Public Schools with Augusta County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Blacksburg High, its largest high school1,325 students in 2024-25, 15.1 per teacher.1,325
  7. Teacher salary spending across VirginiaMontgomery County Public Schools spent $62,197 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,899); spending, not a salary.$62,197
  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 Montgomery County Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Montgomery County Public Schools?
    19 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high), enrolling 9,461 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Montgomery County Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,114 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 $15,175 per student, up 7.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Montgomery County Public Schools' money come from?
    $144,825,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.8% state, 41.6% local and 9.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Montgomery County Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,045 of the 11,404 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.2%, 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 Montgomery County Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $47,441,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,894 per student. Divided by the 763 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,197 per teacher, more than 52 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 Montgomery County Public Schools?
    94% of the 790 students in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    5102520. 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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