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C+

Culpeper County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Culpeper.

Culpeper’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Virginia school districts

Students
8,381
Schools
11
Spent per student
$13,703
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$26.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Culpeper County Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the VA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $26.6M, about $3,177 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 below the state, 2020–21
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Culpeper 22,074

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Culpeper. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Floyd T. Binns MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 54.4% · 3,791 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 88.8% · 670 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
$13,703 per student · 20% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 53%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,254’20
8,366’21
8,352’22
8,368’23
8,381’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 44%Hispanic 33%Black 12%Two or more races 9%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.

Emerald Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
B
702 students16:1
Sycamore Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
D
689 students15:1
Yowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
C+
687 students17:1
Pearl Sample Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
C−
680 students16:1
A.G. Richardson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
C+
563 students15:1
Farmington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
C
453 students15:1
Galbreath-Marshall Building
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Culpeper
9 students9:1
Culpeper Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Culpeper
C+
1,040 students14:1
Floyd T. Binns Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Culpeper
C
825 students13:1
Eastern View High
High · Grades 9–12 · Culpeper
B
1,529 students16:1
Culpeper County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Culpeper
B−
1,204 students16:1

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.