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Washington, Virginia - 2 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Rappahannock County Public Schools #36 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,993 per pupil, Rappahannock County Public Schools ranks #11 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rappahannock County Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 735 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Rappahannock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,993 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 14 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 66.0% local, 22.5% state, and 11.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #36 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 386.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.7% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Rappahannock County Elementary accounts for 59.1% of all Rappahannock County Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rappahannock County Public Schools a distant remainder — means Rappahannock 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.
Rappahannock County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Rappahannock County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Rappahannock County Public Schools is typically wider than the Rappahannock County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County Public Schools?
Rappahannock County Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 735 students.
How much does Rappahannock County Public Schools spend per student?
Rappahannock County Public Schools spends $18,993 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #36 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Rappahannock County Public Schools?
Rappahannock County Public Schools students are 81.7% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rappahannock County Public Schools?
Rappahannock County Public Schools has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #36 out of 131 districts in Virginia.