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Patrick County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Stuart.

Stuart’s School Grade A better than 90% of Virginia school districts

Students
2,276
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,804
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$18.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Patrick County Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the VA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.4M, about $8,098 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stuart. Grade by grade →

PK–7Stuart ElementaryThis district
8–12Patrick County HighThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency69%
State average 54.4% · 1,138 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.8% · 169 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
$14,804 per student · 14% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 62%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,516’20
2,538’21
2,481’22
2,377’23
2,276’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Stuart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Stuart
A−
361 students15:1
Meadows of Dan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Meadows of Dan
A−
300 students27:1
Patrick Springs Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Patrick Springs
B−
241 students13:1
Blue Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Ararat
A−
223 students13:1
Woolwine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Woolwine
A−
153 students14:1
Hardin Reynolds Memorial School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Critz
B+
203 students14:1
Patrick County High
High · Grades 8–12 · Stuart
B+
795 students13:1

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.