Virginia · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Virginia

Schools in Virginia ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Surry Elementary tops the list: its district, Surry County Public Schools, spends $25,743 per student, against a Virginia average of $15,892.

$25,743
per-student spend in Surry County Public Schools: $15,892
Virginia average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Surry ElementaryDendron · other	Surry County Public Schools	292	$25,743
2	Luther P. Jackson MiddleDendron · elementary	Surry County Public Schools	201	$25,743
3	Surry County HighDendron · high	Surry County Public Schools	198	$25,743
4	Greensville ElementaryEmporia · other	Greensville County Public Schools	985	$25,104
5	Greensville County HighEmporia · high	Greensville County Public Schools	584	$25,104
6	Edward W. Wyatt MiddleEmporia · middle	Greensville County Public Schools	448	$25,104
7	Belfield ElementaryEmporia · elementary	Greensville County Public Schools	145	$25,104
8	Sussex Central ElementaryStony Creek · other	Sussex County Public Schools	478	$24,850
9	Sussex Central HighSussex · high	Sussex County Public Schools	331	$24,850
10	Sussex Central MiddleSussex · middle	Sussex County Public Schools	238	$24,850
11	Meridian HighFalls Church · high	Falls Church City Public Schools	893	$24,047
12	Mary Ellen Henderson MiddleFalls Church · middle	Falls Church City Public Schools	632	$24,047
13	Oak Street ElementaryFalls Church · elementary	Falls Church City Public Schools	587	$24,047
14	Mount Daniel ElementaryFalls Church · elementary	Falls Church City Public Schools	486	$24,047
15	Jessie Thackrey PreschoolFalls Church · other	Falls Church City Public Schools	73	$24,047
16	Washington-Liberty HighArlington · high	Arlington County Public Schools	3,044	$23,424
17	Wakefield HighArlington · high	Arlington County Public Schools	2,646	$23,424
18	Yorktown HighArlington · high	Arlington County Public Schools	2,593	$23,424
19	Jefferson MiddleArlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	1,120	$23,424
20	Gunston MiddleArlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	1,072	$23,424
21	Kenmore MiddleArlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	1,053	$23,424
22	Swanson MiddleArlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	993	$23,424
23	Dorothy Hamm MiddleArlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	989	$23,424
24	Williamsburg MiddleArlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	856	$23,424
25	Abingdon ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	768	$23,424
26	Cardinal ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	682	$23,424
27	Oakridge ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	636	$23,424
28	Arlington Science Focus SchoolArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	632	$23,424
29	Alice West Fleet ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	629	$23,424
30	Arlington TraditionalArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	624	$23,424
31	Claremont ImmersionArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	595	$23,424
32	Hoffman-Boston ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	592	$23,424
33	Glebe ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	574	$23,424
34	Escuela Key ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	572	$23,424
35	Ashlawn ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	553	$23,424
36	Carlin Springs ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	534	$23,424
37	Taylor ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	530	$23,424
38	Montessori Public School of ArlingtonArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	528	$23,424
39	Barrett ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	500	$23,424
40	Barcroft ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	495	$23,424
41	Discovery ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	489	$23,424
42	Innovation ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	483	$23,424
43	Jamestown ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	456	$23,424
44	Tuckahoe ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	448	$23,424
45	Long Branch ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	442	$23,424
46	Randolph ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	430	$23,424
47	Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	417	$23,424
48	Campbell ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	403	$23,424
49	Nottingham ElementaryArlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	382	$23,424
50	Arlington Community HighArlington · high	Arlington County Public Schools	156	$23,424
51	Highland ElementaryMonterey · other	Highland County Public Schools	105	$23,185
52	Highland HighMonterey · other	Highland County Public Schools	103	$23,185
53	Valley ElementaryHot Springs · other	Bath County Public Schools	184	$22,792
54	Bath County HighHot Springs · other	Bath County Public Schools	182	$22,792
55	Millboro ElementaryMillboro · other	Bath County Public Schools	143	$22,792
56	Alexandria City High SchoolAlexandria · high	Alexandria City Public Schools	4,655	$21,716
57	Francis C. Hammond MiddleAlexandria · middle	Alexandria City Public Schools	1,597	$21,716
58	George Washington MiddleAlexandria · middle	Alexandria City Public Schools	1,458	$21,716
59	Patrick Henry K-8 SchoolAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	1,075	$21,716
60	Mount Vernon ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	933	$21,716
61	James K. Polk ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	804	$21,716
62	John Adams ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	743	$21,716
63	Samuel W. Tucker ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	735	$21,716
64	William Ramsay ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	689	$21,716
65	Douglas Macarthur ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	680	$21,716
66	Ferdinand T. Day ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	589	$21,716
67	Charles Barrett ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	547	$21,716
68	Jefferson-Houston Pk-8 SchoolAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	506	$21,716
69	Lyles-Crouch ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	378	$21,716
70	Cora Kelly School for Math Science and TechnologyAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	337	$21,716
71	George Mason ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	332	$21,716
72	Naomi L. Brooks ElementaryAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	319	$21,716
73	Early Childhood CenterAlexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	198	$21,716
74	Huguenot HighRichmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	1,469	$21,413
75	River City MiddleRichmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	1,150	$21,413
76	George Wythe HighRichmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	1,116	$21,413
77	Cardinal ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	821	$21,413
78	Thomas Jefferson HighRichmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	749	$21,413
79	Armstrong HighRichmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	709	$21,413
80	G.H. Reid ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	671	$21,413
81	John Marshall HighRichmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	645	$21,413
82	Thomas C. Boushall MiddleRichmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	621	$21,413
83	Broad Rock ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	612	$21,413
84	Lucille M. Brown MiddleRichmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	605	$21,413
85	Oak Grove/Bellemeade ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	551	$21,413
86	J.L. Francis ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	526	$21,413
87	Henry Marsh Iii ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	512	$21,413
88	Albert Hill MiddleRichmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	505	$21,413
89	Miles Jones ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	505	$21,413
90	Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleRichmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	500	$21,413
91	Mary Munford ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	476	$21,413
92	Southampton ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	473	$21,413
93	Linwood Holton ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	433	$21,413
94	Henderson MiddleRichmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	430	$21,413
95	Blackwell ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	420	$21,413
96	George W. Carver ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	404	$21,413
97	Chimborazo ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	403	$21,413
98	Westover Hills ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	375	$21,413
99	Binford MiddleRichmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	371	$21,413
100	William Fox ElementaryRichmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	367	$21,413

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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