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Yorktown, Virginia - 19 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks York County Public Schools #129 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,623 per pupil, York County Public Schools ranks #107 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,640
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$12,623
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
York County Public Schools operates 19 public schools serving 12,640 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 5 high, 4 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,623 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 37.8% local, 46.9% state, and 15.3% 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 18/100, ranked #129 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 4 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (75 AP courses district-wide), a 368.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.8% White, 14.3% African American, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Coventry Elementary, with a diversity index of 72.0/100.
Its largest campus is Grafton High, enrolling 1,235 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is York River Academy, at 72 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
York County Public Schools school enrollment varies 17× across entities
York County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 72 students (lowest) to 1,235 students (highest), a spread of 1,163 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
York County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — 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.
York County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in York County Public Schools?
York County Public Schools has 19 schools, including 5 high, 4 middle, 9 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 12,640 students.
How much does York County Public Schools spend per student?
York County Public Schools spends $12,623 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #129 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of York County Public Schools?
York County Public Schools students are 53.8% White, 14.3% African American, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for York County Public Schools?
York County Public Schools has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #129 out of 131 districts in Virginia.