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Virginia school systems.

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133school systems
2,021operating schools connected
1,258,795students in finance records
132complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Virginia school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 132 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$15,710Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+10.2%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+35.2%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-2.3%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems132 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320241,295,7991,248,725
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$17,169$15,585

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Poquoson City Public Schools

Poquoson, VA

Students
2,038
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,825

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Greensville County Public Schools

Emporia, VA

Students
2,027
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$26,438

+75.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.6% enrollment

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Buckingham County Public Schools

Buckingham, VA

Students
1,966
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,409

+21.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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Clarke County Public Schools

Berryville, VA

Students
1,921
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,015

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Dickenson County Public Schools

Clintwood, VA

Students
1,883
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,143

+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Nottoway County Public Schools

Nottoway, VA

Students
1,817
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,715

+33.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% enrollment

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Prince Edward County Public Schools

Farmville, VA

Students
1,814
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,759

+22.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.7% enrollment

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Martinsville City Public Schools

Martinsville, VA

Students
1,807
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,954

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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Floyd County Public Schools

Floyd, VA

Students
1,713
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,768

+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment

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Charlotte County Public Schools

Charlotte Court House, VA

Students
1,705
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,469

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment

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Madison County Public Schools

Madison, VA

Students
1,669
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,884

-2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment

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Amelia County Public Schools

Amelia, VA

Students
1,606
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,515

+18.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Lunenburg County Public Schools

Kenbridge, VA

Students
1,582
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,184

+18.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% enrollment

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Westmoreland County Public Schools

Montross, VA

Students
1,579
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,175

+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Grayson County Public Schools

Independence, VA

Students
1,576
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$16,225

+5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment

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Nelson County Public Schools

Lovingston, VA

Students
1,495
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,036

+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.3% enrollment

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Galax City Public Schools

Galax, VA

Students
1,417
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,078

+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.3% enrollment

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Brunswick County Public Schools

Lawrenceville, VA

Students
1,395
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,002

+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment

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Richmond County Public Schools

Warsaw, VA

Students
1,374
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,262

+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.6% enrollment

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Northampton County Public Schools

Machipongo, VA

Students
1,334
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,044

+18.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.0% enrollment

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Cumberland County Public Schools

Cumberland, VA

Students
1,233
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,155

+31.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Middlesex County Public Schools

Saluda, VA

Students
1,226
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,538

+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.3% enrollment

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Essex County Public Schools

Tappahannock, VA

Students
1,163
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,158

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.0% enrollment

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Northumberland County Public Schools

Heathsville, VA

Students
1,162
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,161

+17.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.6% enrollment

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Lancaster County Public Schools

Weems, VA

Students
1,020
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,838

+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Franklin City Public Schools

Franklin, VA

Students
1,015
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,544

+22.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Sussex County Public Schools

Stony Creek, VA

Students
994
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$25,177

+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Buena Vista City Public Schools

Buena Vista, VA

Students
856
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,093

+21.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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King and Queen County Public Schools

King and Queen CH, VA

Students
855
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,870

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Mathews County Public Schools

Mathews, VA

Students
840
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,617

+27.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.1% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.