Buchanan County Public Schools
A public school district in Grundy, Virginia, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,316
- Students enrolled
- 186.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 442.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,191
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,316 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,048th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 87th of 132 in Virginia. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,191 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 46% 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
Buchanan County Public Schools spent $15,191 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,845 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 | $15,191 | $37.4 million | 2,462 |
| FY2022 | $14,264 | $34.6 million | 2,427 |
| FY2021 | $13,758 | $34.6 million | 2,516 |
| FY2020 | $12,512 | $33.5 million | 2,676 |
| FY2019 | $11,865 | $32.7 million | 2,758 |
| FY2018 | $11,312 | $32.1 million | 2,836 |
| FY2017 | $11,089 | $32.4 million | 2,922 |
| FY2016 | $10,875 | $32.7 million | 3,004 |
| FY2015 | $11,702 | $36.6 million | 3,126 |
| FY2014 | $10,893 | $34.9 million | 3,201 |
| FY2013 | $11,737 | $38.5 million | 3,281 |
| FY2012 | $11,297 | $37.4 million | 3,310 |
| FY2011 | $10,510 | $35.0 million | 3,333 |
| FY2010 | $11,119 | $37.6 million | 3,386 |
| FY2009 | $10,911 | $37.1 million | 3,399 |
| FY2008 | $10,533 | $36.6 million | 3,475 |
| FY2007 | $10,088 | $34.7 million | 3,435 |
| FY2006 | $9,477 | $33.2 million | 3,500 |
| FY2005 | $8,845 | $31.6 million | 3,570 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.1 million | 23.2% |
| State | $25.0 million | 57.3% |
| Local | $8.5 million | 19.5% |
| Total | $43.6 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Buchanan County Technology Career & Higher Learning Center | |
| Council Elementary/Middle | 194 |
| Council High | 115 |
| Grundy High | 352 |
| Hurley Elementary/Middle | 323 |
| Hurley High | 194 |
| Riverview Elementary/Middle | 719 |
| Twin Valley Elementary/Middle | 240 |
| Twin Valley High | 179 |
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
- 5100510
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