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Prince George, Virginia - 7 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Prince George County Public Schools #111 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,173 per pupil, Prince George County Public Schools ranks #121 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,106
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,173
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Prince George County Public Schools operates 7 public schools serving 6,106 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high, 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 Prince George County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,173 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 22.1% local, 58.6% state, and 19.3% 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 29/100, ranked #111 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 (12 AP courses district-wide), a 453.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.1% White, 28.6% African American, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Middle Road Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.7/100.
Its largest campus is Prince George High, enrolling 1,789 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is South Elementary, at 418 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Prince George High accounts for 28.8% of all Prince George County Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Prince George County Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Prince George County Public Schools school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Prince George County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 418 students (lowest) to 1,789 students (highest), a spread of 1,371 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.
Prince George County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 454:1 — 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.
Prince George County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 28.3% — 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 Prince George County Public Schools is typically wider than the Prince George County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Prince George 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 Prince George County Public Schools?
Prince George County Public Schools has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 6,106 students.
How much does Prince George County Public Schools spend per student?
Prince George County Public Schools spends $12,173 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #111 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Prince George County Public Schools?
Prince George County Public Schools students are 44.1% White, 28.6% African American, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Prince George County Public Schools?
Prince George County Public Schools has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #111 out of 131 districts in Virginia.