Pittsylvania County Schools

Listed by NCES as Pittsylvania County Public Schools (district ID 5102940)

Public school district · Pittsylvania County · Virginia · NCES district ID 5102940

Pittsylvania County Schools spent $14,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,972). Its 18 schools enrolled 7,830 students in 2024-25; 61.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,802 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (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 Pittsylvania County Schools in enrollment (6,252 to 9,084 students) and Pittsylvania County Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Pittsylvania County Schools, FY23Lynchburg City Schools $17,083; Manassas City Public Schools $16,832; Harrisonburg City Public Schools $15,787; Franklin County Public Schools $15,045; Washington County Public Schools $14,125; Pittsylvania County Schools $14,072; Henry County $13,812; 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$17,083Manassas City Public Schools$16,832Harrisonburg City Public Schoo…$15,787Franklin County Public Schools$15,045Washington County Public Schoo…$14,125Pittsylvania County Schools$14,072Henry County$13,812Bedford 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 Pittsylvania County Schools, FY23Lynchburg City Schools $17,083; Manassas City Public Schools $16,832; Harrisonburg City Public Schools $15,787; Franklin County Public Schools $15,045; Washington County Public Schools $14,125; Pittsylvania County Schools $14,072; Henry County $13,812; 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$17,083Manassas City Public Schools$16,832Harrisonburg City Public Schools$15,787Franklin County Public Schools$15,045Washington County Public Schools$14,125Pittsylvania County Schools$14,072Henry County$13,812Bedford 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 Pittsylvania County Schools, FY23Lynchburg City Schools $17,083; Manassas City Public Schools $16,832; Harrisonburg City Public Schools $15,787; Franklin County Public Schools $15,045; Washington County Public Schools $14,125; Pittsylvania County Schools $14,072; Henry County $13,812; 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$17,083Manassas City Public Schools$16,832Harrisonburg City Public Schools$15,787Franklin County Public Schools$15,045Washington County Public Schools$14,125Pittsylvania County Schools$14,072Henry County$13,812Bedford 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 Pittsylvania County Schools, FY23Lynchburg City Schools $17,083; Manassas City Public Schools $16,832; Harrisonburg City Public Schools $15,787; Franklin County Public Schools $15,045; Washington County Public Schools $14,125; Pittsylvania County Schools $14,072; Henry County $13,812; 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$17,083Manassas City Public Schools$16,832Harrisonburg City Public Schools$15,787Franklin County Public Schools$15,045Washington County Public Schools$14,125Pittsylvania County Schools$14,072Henry County$13,812Bedford 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

$124,159,000 in revenue: 61.9% state, 19.3% local and 18.7% federal. Total spending including $9,473,000 of capital outlay was $121,181,000, or $15,304 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Pittsylvania County Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $76,881,000; Local $24,001,000; Federal $23,277,000; total $124,159,000.
  • State$76,881,000 62%
  • Local$24,001,000 19%
  • Federal$23,277,000 19%

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

7,918 students in 2022-23, 7,860 students in 2023-24, 7,830 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Pittsylvania County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,918, 2023-24: 7,860, 2024-25: 7,83002k4k6k8k2022-237,9182023-247,8602024-257,830
Pittsylvania County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,918, 2023-24: 7,860, 2024-25: 7,83002k4k6k8k2022-237,9182023-247,8602024-257,830
Pittsylvania County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,918, 2023-24: 7,860, 2024-25: 7,83002k4k6k8k2022-237,9182023-247,8602024-257,830
Pittsylvania County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,918, 2023-24: 7,860, 2024-25: 7,83002k4k6k8k2022-237,9182023-247,8602024-257,830

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237,918618.512.8
2023-247,860607.212.9
2024-257,830600.413.0

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

$35,607,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,497 per student

Pittsylvania County Schools booked $35,607,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 635 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 $56,052 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 22 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$25,685,00072.1%
Special education$5,635,00015.8%
Vocational$3,583,00010.1%
Other programs$704,0002.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,698 in 2018-19, $3,706 in 2019-20, $3,842 in 2020-21, $4,178 in 2021-22, $4,497 in 2022-23.

Pittsylvania County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,698, 2019-20: $3,706, 2020-21: $3,842, 2021-22: $4,178, 2022-23: $4,49702k4k6k2018-19$3,6982019-20$3,7062020-21$3,8422021-22$4,1782022-23$4,497
Pittsylvania County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,698, 2019-20: $3,706, 2020-21: $3,842, 2021-22: $4,178, 2022-23: $4,49702k4k6k2018-19$3,6982019-20$3,7062020-21$3,8422021-22$4,1782022-23$4,497
Pittsylvania County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,698, 2019-20: $3,706, 2020-21: $3,842, 2021-22: $4,178, 2022-23: $4,49702k4k6k2018-19$3,6982019-20$3,7062020-21$3,8422021-22$4,1782022-23$4,497
Pittsylvania County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,698, 2019-20: $3,706, 2020-21: $3,842, 2021-22: $4,178, 2022-23: $4,49702k4k6k2018-19$3,6982019-20$3,7062020-21$3,8422021-22$4,1782022-23$4,497

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

88% of the 659 students in Pittsylvania County 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 rate88%88.8%
Students in the class65999,059

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.

10 elementary schools, 3,493 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Twin Springs Elementary61815.184.1%Not Title I
Gretna Elementary49313.783.0%Schoolwide program
Kentuck Elementary47814.187.2%Schoolwide program
Stony Mill Elementary44014.283.6%Schoolwide program
Southside Elementary42813.083.6%Schoolwide program
John L. Hurt Elementary25713.587.5%Schoolwide program
Chatham Elementary23610.386.0%Schoolwide program
Brosville Elementary21911.588.6%Schoolwide program
Union Hall Elementary18310.885.8%Schoolwide program
Mount Airy Elementary1419.485.8%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, 1,838 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tunstall Middle60914.786.0%Not Title I
Dan River Middle43810.585.4%Schoolwide program
Chatham Middle40611.085.2%Schoolwide program
Gretna Middle38510.484.9%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 high schools, 2,499 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tunstall High80014.385.9%Not Title I
Chatham High60916.484.6%Not Title I
Dan River High58313.985.6%Not Title I
Gretna High50712.785.4%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 Pittsylvania County 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 Pittsylvania County Schools

  1. Virginia districts by spending per studentPittsylvania County Schools ranks 83 of 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,072).#83 of 116
  2. Every school district in VirginiaPittsylvania County Schools is the number 31 by size of 132 Virginia districts, with 7,918 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#31 of 132
  3. Culpeper County Public SchoolsThe next larger Virginia district: 8,352 students in fall 2022, $13,061 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,061
  4. Campbell County Public SchoolsThe next smaller Virginia district: 7,873 students in fall 2022, $13,250 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,250
  5. Compare Pittsylvania County Schools with Culpeper County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Tunstall High, its largest high school800 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.800
  7. Teacher salary spending across VirginiaPittsylvania County Schools spent $56,052 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,899); spending, not a salary.$56,052
  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 Pittsylvania County Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Pittsylvania County Schools?
    18 schools were open in 2024-25 (10 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high), enrolling 7,830 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Pittsylvania County Schools spend per student?
    $14,072 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 $14,802 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Pittsylvania County Schools' money come from?
    $124,159,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.9% state, 19.3% local and 18.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Pittsylvania County Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,124 of the 7,992 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.1%, 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 Pittsylvania County Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $35,607,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,497 per student. Divided by the 635 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,052 per teacher, more than 22 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 Pittsylvania County Schools?
    88% of the 659 students in Pittsylvania County 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 Pittsylvania County Schools' NCES district ID?
    5102940. 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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