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C+

Lee County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Pennington Gap and Jonesville.

Pennington Gap’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Virginia school districts

Students
2,966
Schools
10
Spent per student
$15,613
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lee County Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Virginia districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the VA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $273 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 close to the state, 2020–21
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Pennington Gap 1,568Jonesville 843

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pennington Gap. Grade by grade →

PK–45 elementary schoolsThis district
5–7Pennington MiddleThis district
8–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 54.4% · 1,359 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 88.8% · 200 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
$15,613 per student · 9% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 67%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,048’20
2,936’21
2,949’22
2,971’23
2,966’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Two or more races 1%Hispanic 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Flatwoods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jonesville
B+
336 students14:1
Elk Knob Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pennington Gap
C
291 students12:1
Rose Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Rose Hill
C+
256 students15:1
Dryden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dryden
C
237 students11:1
St. Charles Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · St Charles
C
110 students10:1
Pennington Middle
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Pennington Gap
C+
278 students9:1
Jonesville Middle
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Jonesville
B−
231 students11:1
Elydale Middle
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Ewing
B+
133 students11:1
Lee High
High · Grades 8–12 · Jonesville
B−
803 students19:1
Thomas Walker High
High · Grades 8–12 · Ewing
C+
291 students13:1

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.