F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Buena Vista, Virginia
F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary in Buena Vista, Virginia enrolled 177 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
249 students in 2022-23, 176 students in 2023-24, 177 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.8 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 249 | 16.8 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 15.0 | 11.7 |
| 2024-25 | 177 | 15.0 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 378 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary enrolled 189 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 378 of the 189 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent23.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.9% of students were White, 12.4% of two or more races, 7.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White72.9%
- Two or more races12.4%
- Hispanic7.3%
- Black5.1%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Buena Vista
3 public elementary schools in Buena Vista report 2024-25 enrollment; F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enderly Heights Elementary | 268 | 12.8 | 92.2% |
| F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary | 177 | 11.8 | 94.9% |
| Mountain View Elementary | 154 | 10.7 | 97.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary
- Mountain View ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 154 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Enderly Heights ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 268 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary with Mountain View ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Buena Vista City Public Schools spends per student$16,729 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,729
- The largest public schools in VirginiaF.W. Kling Jr. Elementary is the number 1,099 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,099 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.11.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary
How many students attend F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary?
177 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 249 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buena Vista, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary?
11.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary a Title I school?
F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary in?
Buena Vista City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510056000216 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.