Virginia Public Schools

Virginia is the #17 largest school system in the United States, serving 1,250,206 students across 2,181 public schools. There are 64 Blue Ribbon Schools, 118 magnet schools, 4 charter schools, and 19 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(VA) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a
% Asian		 6%
% Hispanic		 11%
% Black		 25%
% White		 54%
Unknown		 4%

Virginia Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Accomack County 6 4 7
2. Albemarle County 4 3 16
3. Alexandria City County 1 5 13
4. Alleghany County - - 1
5. Amelia County 2 1 1
6. Amherst County 1 2 7
7. Appomattox County 1 1 2
8. Arlington County 4 6 22
9. Augusta County 6 4 9
10. Bath County 1 - 3
11. Bland County 2 - 2
12. Botetourt County 3 2 7
13. Bristol County 1 1 4
14. Brunswick County 1 1 3
15. Buchanan County 4 1 6
16. Buckingham County 1 2 3
17. Buena Vista City County 1 1 3
18. Campbell County 4 3 7
19. Caroline County 1 1 4
20. Carroll County 3 3 6
21. Charles City County 1 1 1
22. Charlotte County 1 1 5
23. Charlottesville City County 3 6 7
24. Chesapeake City County 9 12 28
25. Chesterfield County 15 12 38
26. Clarke County 1 1 2
27. Colonial Heights City County 1 1 4
28. Covington City County 3 2 4
29. Craig County 1 1 2
30. Culpeper County 3 1 7
31. Cumberland County 1 1 1
32. Danville City County 3 4 14
33. Dickenson County 3 - 5
34. Dinwiddie County 3 2 6
35. Essex County 1 1 1
36. Fairfax County 31 26 138
37. Fairfax City County 1 1 5
38. Falls Church City County - - 3
39. Fauquier County 2 5 10
40. Floyd County 1 - 3
41. Fluvanna County 1 1 3
42. Franklin County 2 3 13
43. Franklin City County 1 1 1
44. Frederick County 3 2 11
45. Fredericksburg City County 1 1 3
46. Galax City County 1 1 5
47. Giles County 3 - 3
48. Gloucester County 1 2 6
49. Goochland County 3 1 3
50. Grayson County 2 1 3
51. Greene County 2 1 3
52. Halifax County 1 1 9
53. Hampton City County 5 5 23
54. Hanover County 6 5 16
55. Harrisonburg City County 2 2 8
56. Henrico County 14 12 42
57. Henry County 2 1 7
58. Highland County 1 1 2
59. Hopewell City County 1 1 4
60. Isle Of Wight County 2 3 4
61. James City County 4 4 11
62. King And Queen County 1 - 2
63. King George County 1 1 4
64. King William County 2 2 3
65. Lancaster County 1 1 1
66. Lee County 3 2 8
67. Lexington City County 1 2 2
68. Loudoun County 13 17 55
69. Louisa County 1 1 4
70. Lunenburg County 1 1 2
71. Lynchburg City County 4 5 15
72. Madison County 1 1 2
73. Manassas City County 1 3 7
74. Manassas Park City County - - -
75. Martinsville City County 1 2 6
76. Mathews County 1 1 1
77. Mecklenburg County 2 2 5
78. Middlesex County 1 1 1
79. Montgomery County 4 4 10
80. Nelson County 1 1 2
81. New Kent County 1 1 2
82. Newport News City County 7 8 31
83. Norfolk City County 8 9 39
84. Northampton County 1 - 2
85. Northumberland County 1 1 1
86. Norton City County 1 - 1
87. Nottoway County 1 2 3
88. Orange County 1 2 5
89. Page County 3 2 4
90. Patrick County 1 1 5
91. Petersburg City County 4 5 10
92. Pittsylvania County 5 4 7
93. Poquoson City County 1 1 2
94. Portsmouth City County 4 3 16
95. Powhatan County 2 2 3
96. Prince Edward County 1 1 1
97. Prince George County 2 2 6
98. Prince William County 13 17 62
99. Pulaski County 1 2 4
100. Radford County 1 1 5
101. Rappahannock County 1 - 1
102. Richmond County 2 1 1
103. Richmond City County 10 12 35
104. Roanoke County 4 4 11
105. Roanoke City County 2 5 19
106. Rockbridge County - 1 2
107. Russell County 6 1 10
108. Salem County 3 2 7
109. Scott County 4 3 8
110. Shenandoah County 4 3 3
111. Smyth County 5 4 8
112. Southampton County 1 1 4
113. Spotsylvania County 6 7 17
114. Stafford County 6 8 17
115. Staunton City County 6 6 10
116. Suffolk City County 4 4 14
117. Surry County 1 1 1
118. Sussex County 1 1 1
119. Tazewell County 4 2 8
120. Virginia Beach City County 13 15 55
121. Warren County 2 1 5
122. Washington County 6 4 7
123. Waynesboro City County 1 1 6
124. Westmoreland County 2 1 3
125. Winchester City County 1 3 4
126. Wise County 7 3 6
127. Wythe County 4 3 7
128. York County 4 3 8

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