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Stony Creek, Virginia - 3 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Sussex County Public Schools #50 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,840 per pupil, Sussex County Public Schools ranks #4 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sussex County Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 998 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Sussex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,840 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 36.3% local, 45.6% state, and 18.1% 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 56/100, ranked #50 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 174.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.7% African American, 20.8% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sussex Central Elementary, with a diversity index of 54.1/100.
Its largest campus is Sussex Central Elementary, enrolling 478 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Sussex Central Elementary accounts for 45.7% of all Sussex County Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sussex County Public Schools a distant remainder — means Sussex 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.
Sussex County Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Sussex County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 238 students (lowest) to 478 students (highest), a spread of 240 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.
Sussex County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 175:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Sussex County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4% — 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 Sussex County Public Schools is typically wider than the Sussex County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Sussex County Public Schools?
Sussex County Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 998 students.
How much does Sussex County Public Schools spend per student?
Sussex County Public Schools spends $21,840 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #50 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Sussex County Public Schools?
Sussex County Public Schools students are 66.7% African American, 20.8% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sussex County Public Schools?
Sussex County Public Schools has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #50 out of 131 districts in Virginia.