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Botetourt County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Buchanan, Fincastle and Troutville.

Buchanan’s School Grade A better than 93% of Virginia school districts

Students
4,424
Schools
11
Spent per student
$15,265
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Botetourt County Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the VA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $102 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 133 Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2020–21
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ABuchanan 1,212Fincastle 825Troutville 468

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Buchanan. Grade by grade →

PK–5Buchanan ElementaryThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency76%
State average 54.4% · 2,217 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 88.8% · 382 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,265 per student · 11% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 49%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,431’20
4,471’21
4,492’22
4,488’23
4,424’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools.

Colonial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troutville
A
439 students13:1
Greenfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troutville
A−
435 students14:1
Buchanan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buchanan
A−
276 students12:1
Troutville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troutville
B+
247 students12:1
Cloverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cloverdale
A
234 students12:1
Breckinridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fincastle
B+
211 students12:1
Eagle Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle Rock
A−
121 students11:1
Read Mountain Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cloverdale
A−
670 students14:1
Central Academy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fincastle
A
364 students12:1
Lord Botetourt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Daleville
A+
963 students16:1
James River High
High · Grades 9–12 · Buchanan
A+
464 students15:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Virginia.