Virginia · NCES F-33 finance data

Highest Spending Districts in Virginia

The 50 Virginia districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.

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$24,998
Top per-pupil spend
$17,007
Avg across top 50
50
Districts listed

The spending picture in one line

Surry County Public Schools spends $24,998 per student, the most of any Virginia district listed, against an average of $17,007 across the top 50.

$24,998
top spend (Surry County Public Schools)
$14,416
lowest on this list
1.7×
spread across the listed districts
681
students in the top district
# District Per-Pupil $
1 Surry County Public Schools Surry $24,998
2 Falls Church City Public Schools Falls Church $23,332
3 Sussex County Public Schools Stony Creek $21,840
4 Arlington County Public Schools Arlington $21,782
5 Richmond City Public Schools Richmond $21,583
6 Bath County Public Schools Warm Springs $21,120
7 Alexandria City Public Schools Alexandria $20,887
8 Charles City County Public Schools Charles City $20,430
9 Charlottesville City Public Schools Charlottesville $20,100
10 Rappahannock County Public Schools Washington $18,993
11 Loudoun County Public Schools Ashburn $18,953
12 Mathews County Public Schools Mathews $18,578
13 Fairfax County Public Schools Falls Church $17,977
14 Danville City Public Schools Danville $17,916
15 Lancaster County Public Schools Weems $17,870
16 Franklin City Public Schools Franklin $17,714
17 Brunswick County Public Schools Lawrenceville $17,685
18 Nelson County Public Schools Lovingston $17,646
19 Northumberland County Public Schools Heathsville $17,506
20 Winchester City Public Schools Winchester $16,775
21 Albemarle County Public Schools Charlottesville $16,619
22 Westmoreland County Public Schools Montross $16,506
23 Manassas City Public Schools Manassas $16,198
24 Fredericksburg City Public Schools Fredericksburg $15,958
25 Northampton County Public Schools Machipongo $15,730
26 Middlesex County Public Schools Saluda $15,700
27 Bristol City Public Schools Bristol $15,529
28 King and Queen County Public Schools King and Queen Ch $15,513
29 Waynesboro City Public Schools Waynesboro $15,327
30 Cumberland County Public Schools Cumberland $15,320
31 Roanoke City Public Schools Roanoke $15,299
32 Staunton City Public Schools Staunton $15,219
33 Lynchburg City Public Schools Lynchburg $15,211
34 Essex County Public Schools Tappahannock $15,164
35 Norfolk City Public Schools Norfolk $15,139
36 Newport News City Public Schools Newport News $15,115
37 Petersburg City Public Schools Petersburg $15,113
38 Martinsville City Public Schools Martinsville $15,094
39 Colonial Heights City Public Schools Colonial Heights $14,998
40 Lee County Public Schools Jonesville $14,995
41 Goochland County Public Schools Goochland $14,992
42 Hopewell City Public Schools Hopewell $14,856
43 Buckingham County Public Schools Buckingham $14,849
44 Fauquier County Public Schools Warrenton $14,795
45 Madison County Public Schools Madison $14,719
46 Harrisonburg City Public Schools Harrisonburg $14,710
47 Louisa County Public Schools Mineral $14,571
48 Southampton County Public Schools Courtland $14,570
49 Grayson County Public Schools Independence $14,452
50 West Point Public Schools West Point $14,416

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Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.

Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2021-22, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.