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Stuart, Virginia - 7 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Patrick County Public Schools #89 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,667 per pupil, Patrick County Public Schools ranks #104 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,481
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,667
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Patrick County Public Schools operates 7 public schools serving 2,481 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 1 elementary 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 Patrick County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,667 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 21.1% local, 58.9% state, and 20.0% 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 40/100, ranked #89 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 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 489:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.1% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Meadows of Dan Elementary, with a diversity index of 64.1/100.
Its largest campus is Patrick County High, enrolling 795 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Woolwine Elementary, at 153 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Patrick County High accounts for 32.0% of all Patrick County Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Patrick 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.
Patrick County Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Patrick County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 153 students (lowest) to 795 students (highest), a spread of 642 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.
Patrick County Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.1% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Patrick County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 489:1 — 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.
Patrick County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 13.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Patrick County 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 Patrick County Public Schools?
Patrick County Public Schools has 7 schools, including 6 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,481 students.
How much does Patrick County Public Schools spend per student?
Patrick County Public Schools spends $12,667 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #89 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Patrick County Public Schools?
Patrick County Public Schools students are 79.1% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Patrick County Public Schools?
Patrick County Public Schools has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #89 out of 131 districts in Virginia.