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Fredericksburg, Virginia - 29 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Spotsylvania County Public Schools #120 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,318 per pupil, Spotsylvania County Public Schools ranks #88 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
24,201
Total Enrollment
29
Schools
$13,318
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Spotsylvania County Public Schools operates 29 public schools serving 24,201 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 combined, 7 middle, 5 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Spotsylvania County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,318 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 47.0% local, 41.8% state, and 11.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 24/100, ranked #120 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 5 of 29 schools offering Advanced Placement (117 AP courses district-wide), a 401.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.1% White, 25.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Parkside Elementary, with a diversity index of 76.3/100.
Its largest campus is Riverbend High, enrolling 1,913 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Berkeley Elementary, at 275 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities
Spotsylvania County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 275 students (lowest) to 1,913 students (highest), a spread of 1,638 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.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.5% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — 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.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 21.7% — 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 Spotsylvania County Public Schools is typically wider than the Spotsylvania County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County Public Schools?
Spotsylvania County Public Schools has 29 schools, including 5 high, 7 middle, 17 combined. Total enrollment is 24,201 students.
How much does Spotsylvania County Public Schools spend per student?
Spotsylvania County Public Schools spends $13,318 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #120 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Spotsylvania County Public Schools?
Spotsylvania County Public Schools students are 43.1% White, 25.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% African American, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 29 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spotsylvania County Public Schools?
Spotsylvania County Public Schools has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #120 out of 131 districts in Virginia.