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Schools in Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg’s public schools

Bland County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mechanicsburg. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 50% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
62%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 12% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
VA 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
818 students on the public path
In brief

Mechanicsburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Mechanicsburg’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Bland County High places highest (better than 76%); Bland County Elementary lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mechanicsburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bland County Elementaryin BlandB−
6–12Bland County Highin Rocky GapA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bland County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bland County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 818 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$15,182VA $17,169 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math62%
State average 54.4% · 209 students tested

Mechanicsburg vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Mechanicsburg’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mechanicsburg—Bland County

Every school in Mechanicsburg

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mechanicsburgin other towns
Bland County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bland
B−
301 students12:1Rate it →
Bland County High
High · Grades 6–12 · Rocky Gap
A−
517 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Mechanicsburg’s schools

Are Mechanicsburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mechanicsburg. Bland County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mechanicsburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mechanicsburg in?

Bland County Public Schools.

Where do Mechanicsburg kids go to high school?

Bland County High.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.