Botetourt County Public Schools
A public school district in Fincastle, Virginia, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,424
- Students enrolled
- 337
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 753.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,903
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,424 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,193rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 55th of 132 in Virginia. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,903 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 34% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Botetourt County Public Schools spent $13,903 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,736 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,903 | $62.5 million | 4,492 |
| FY2022 | $13,046 | $58.3 million | 4,471 |
| FY2021 | $12,803 | $56.7 million | 4,431 |
| FY2020 | $11,377 | $53.2 million | 4,672 |
| FY2019 | $11,500 | $53.6 million | 4,659 |
| FY2018 | $11,249 | $52.3 million | 4,648 |
| FY2017 | $10,879 | $50.6 million | 4,654 |
| FY2016 | $10,634 | $50.6 million | 4,757 |
| FY2015 | $10,240 | $49.8 million | 4,863 |
| FY2014 | $10,359 | $50.3 million | 4,856 |
| FY2013 | $9,926 | $49.3 million | 4,962 |
| FY2012 | $9,577 | $48.4 million | 5,051 |
| FY2011 | $9,334 | $46.8 million | 5,009 |
| FY2010 | $9,329 | $47.4 million | 5,086 |
| FY2009 | $9,852 | $48.7 million | 4,947 |
| FY2008 | $9,226 | $46.1 million | 4,998 |
| FY2007 | $8,909 | $44.0 million | 4,940 |
| FY2006 | $8,322 | $40.7 million | 4,891 |
| FY2005 | $7,736 | $37.4 million | 4,830 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.2 million | 7.9% |
| State | $32.7 million | 49.7% |
| Local | $28.0 million | 42.4% |
| Total | $65.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Botetourt Technical Education Center | |
| Breckinridge Elementary | 211 |
| Buchanan Elementary | 276 |
| Central Academy Middle | 364 |
| Cloverdale Elementary | 234 |
| Colonial Elementary | 439 |
| Eagle Rock Elementary | 121 |
| Greenfield Elementary | 435 |
| James River High | 464 |
| Lord Botetourt High | 963 |
| Read Mountain Middle | 670 |
| Troutville Elementary | 247 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5100420
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Virginia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Virginia — A to Z, each with its page.
- Virginia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved