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 Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The spending picture in one line

Surry Elementary tops the list: its district, Surry County Public Schools, spends $24,998 per student, against a Virginia average of $14,649.

$24,998
per-student spend in Surry County Public Schools: $14,649
Virginia average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Surry Elementary Dendron · other	Surry County Public Schools	292	$24,998
2	Luther P. Jackson Middle Dendron · elementary	Surry County Public Schools	201	$24,998
3	Surry County High Dendron · high	Surry County Public Schools	198	$24,998
4	Highland Elementary Monterey · other	Highland County Public Schools	105	$24,994
5	Highland High Monterey · other	Highland County Public Schools	103	$24,994
6	Meridian High Falls Church · high	Falls Church City Public Schools	893	$23,332
7	Mary Ellen Henderson Middle Falls Church · middle	Falls Church City Public Schools	632	$23,332
8	Oak Street Elementary Falls Church · elementary	Falls Church City Public Schools	587	$23,332
9	Mount Daniel Elementary Falls Church · elementary	Falls Church City Public Schools	486	$23,332
10	Jessie Thackrey Preschool Falls Church · other	Falls Church City Public Schools	73	$23,332
11	Sussex Central Elementary Stony Creek · other	Sussex County Public Schools	478	$21,840
12	Sussex Central High Sussex · high	Sussex County Public Schools	331	$21,840
13	Sussex Central Middle Sussex · middle	Sussex County Public Schools	238	$21,840
14	Washington-Liberty High Arlington · high	Arlington County Public Schools	3,044	$21,782
15	Wakefield High Arlington · high	Arlington County Public Schools	2,646	$21,782
16	Yorktown High Arlington · high	Arlington County Public Schools	2,593	$21,782
17	Jefferson Middle Arlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	1,120	$21,782
18	Gunston Middle Arlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	1,072	$21,782
19	Kenmore Middle Arlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	1,053	$21,782
20	Swanson Middle Arlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	993	$21,782
21	Dorothy Hamm Middle Arlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	989	$21,782
22	Williamsburg Middle Arlington · middle	Arlington County Public Schools	856	$21,782
23	Abingdon Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	768	$21,782
24	Cardinal Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	682	$21,782
25	Oakridge Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	636	$21,782
26	Arlington Science Focus School Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	632	$21,782
27	Alice West Fleet Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	629	$21,782
28	Arlington Traditional Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	624	$21,782
29	Claremont Immersion Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	595	$21,782
30	Hoffman-Boston Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	592	$21,782
31	Glebe Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	574	$21,782
32	Escuela Key Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	572	$21,782
33	Ashlawn Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	553	$21,782
34	Carlin Springs Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	534	$21,782
35	Taylor Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	530	$21,782
36	Montessori Public School of Arlington Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	528	$21,782
37	Barrett Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	500	$21,782
38	Barcroft Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	495	$21,782
39	Discovery Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	489	$21,782
40	Innovation Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	483	$21,782
41	Jamestown Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	456	$21,782
42	Tuckahoe Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	448	$21,782
43	Long Branch Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	442	$21,782
44	Randolph Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	430	$21,782
45	Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	417	$21,782
46	Campbell Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	403	$21,782
47	Nottingham Elementary Arlington · other	Arlington County Public Schools	382	$21,782
48	Arlington Community High Arlington · high	Arlington County Public Schools	156	$21,782
49	Huguenot High Richmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	1,469	$21,583
50	River City Middle Richmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	1,150	$21,583
51	George Wythe High Richmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	1,116	$21,583
52	Cardinal Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	821	$21,583
53	Thomas Jefferson High Richmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	749	$21,583
54	Armstrong High Richmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	709	$21,583
55	G.H. Reid Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	671	$21,583
56	John Marshall High Richmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	645	$21,583
57	Thomas C. Boushall Middle Richmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	621	$21,583
58	Broad Rock Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	612	$21,583
59	Lucille M. Brown Middle Richmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	605	$21,583
60	Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	551	$21,583
61	J.L. Francis Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	526	$21,583
62	Henry Marsh Iii Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	512	$21,583
63	Albert Hill Middle Richmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	505	$21,583
64	Miles Jones Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	505	$21,583
65	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	500	$21,583
66	Mary Munford Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	476	$21,583
67	Southampton Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	473	$21,583
68	Linwood Holton Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	433	$21,583
69	Henderson Middle Richmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	430	$21,583
70	Blackwell Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	420	$21,583
71	George W. Carver Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	404	$21,583
72	Chimborazo Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	403	$21,583
73	Westover Hills Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	375	$21,583
74	Binford Middle Richmond · middle	Richmond City Public Schools	371	$21,583
75	William Fox Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	367	$21,583
76	Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	355	$21,583
77	Franklin Military Academy Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	335	$21,583
78	Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts Richmond · elementary	Richmond City Public Schools	310	$21,583
79	Ginter Park Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	302	$21,583
80	J.B. Fisher Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	285	$21,583
81	Richmond Alternative Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	277	$21,583
82	Barack Obama Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	274	$21,583
83	John B. Cary Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	262	$21,583
84	Overby-Sheppard Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	256	$21,583
85	Fairfield Court Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	222	$21,583
86	Woodville Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	217	$21,583
87	Richmond Community High Richmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	211	$21,583
88	Bellevue Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	206	$21,583
89	Summer Hill Preschool Center Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	192	$21,583
90	Martin Luther King Jr. Early Learning Center Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	185	$21,583
91	Swansboro Elementary Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	172	$21,583
92	Open High Richmond · high	Richmond City Public Schools	171	$21,583
93	Maymont Pre-K Center Richmond · other	Richmond City Public Schools	143	$21,583
94	Valley Elementary Hot Springs · other	Bath County Public Schools	184	$21,120
95	Bath County High Hot Springs · other	Bath County Public Schools	182	$21,120
96	Millboro Elementary Millboro · other	Bath County Public Schools	143	$21,120
97	Alexandria City High School Alexandria · high	Alexandria City Public Schools	4,655	$20,887
98	Francis C. Hammond Middle Alexandria · middle	Alexandria City Public Schools	1,597	$20,887
99	George Washington Middle Alexandria · middle	Alexandria City Public Schools	1,458	$20,887
100	Patrick Henry K-8 School Alexandria · other	Alexandria City Public Schools	1,075	$20,887

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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