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Virginia School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 133
Median expenditures $53.3M
25th–75th percentile $27.5M  –  $110.1M
Total spend $20.94B
  1. #1
    Fairfax CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 178,479
    Expenditures $3.54B
    Revenue $3.50B
  2. #2
    Loudoun CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 81,131
    Expenditures $1.69B
    Revenue $1.61B
  3. #3
    Prince William CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 90,070
    Expenditures $1.44B
    Revenue $1.45B
  4. #4
    Virginia Beach CITY SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 65,450
    Expenditures $1.01B
    Revenue $1.04B
  5. #5
    Chesterfield CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 62,445
    Expenditures $850.3M
    Revenue $887.7M
  6. #6
    Arlington County Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 27,027
    Expenditures $753.1M
    Revenue $738.0M
  7. #7
    Henrico CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 49,991
    Expenditures $739.1M
    Revenue $768.4M
  8. #8
    Chesapeake CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 40,458
    Expenditures $615.6M
    Revenue $689.0M
  9. #9
    Richmond CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 21,177
    Expenditures $483.0M
    Revenue $482.9M
  10. #10
    Newport NEWS CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 26,648
    Expenditures $437.3M
    Revenue $439.7M
  11. #11
    Norfolk CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 27,478
    Expenditures $435.1M
    Revenue $467.6M
  12. #12
    Stafford CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 30,435
    Expenditures $399.0M
    Revenue $393.3M
  13. #13
    Alexandria CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 15,674
    Expenditures $338.6M
    Revenue $341.7M
  14. #14
    Spotsylvania County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 23,770
    Expenditures $336.1M
    Revenue $396.5M
  15. #15
    Hampton CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 19,619
    Expenditures $292.7M
    Revenue $296.4M
  16. #16
    Albemarle County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 13,714
    Expenditures $277.1M
    Revenue $283.5M
  17. #17
    Roanoke CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 13,685
    Expenditures $242.7M
    Revenue $265.9M
  18. #18
    Hanover CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 16,863
    Expenditures $228.6M
    Revenue $230.7M
  19. #19
    Frederick CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 13,875
    Expenditures $221.4M
    Revenue $230.5M
  20. #20
    Suffolk CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 14,048
    Expenditures $208.0M
    Revenue $210.6M
  21. #21
    Roanoke CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 13,723
    Expenditures $192.3M
    Revenue $191.8M
  22. #22
    Portsmouth CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 13,517
    Expenditures $190.4M
    Revenue $203.4M
  23. #23
    YORK County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 12,554
    Expenditures $177.3M
    Revenue $174.7M
  24. #24
    Rockingham County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 11,288
    Expenditures $167.6M
    Revenue $170.5M
  25. #25
    Fauquier CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 10,872
    Expenditures $166.8M
    Revenue $173.7M
  26. #26
    Williamsburg-james CITY County Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 11,079
    Expenditures $166.0M
    Revenue $168.6M
  27. #27
    Harrisonburg CITY Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,658
    Expenditures $146.8M
    Revenue $202.2M
  28. #28
    Augusta CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 9,929
    Expenditures $141.6M
    Revenue $146.3M
  29. #29
    Montgomery CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 9,680
    Expenditures $141.2M
    Revenue $137.3M
  30. #30
    Bedford CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 9,008
    Expenditures $128.0M
    Revenue $127.8M
  31. #31
    Lynchburg CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,830
    Expenditures $123.9M
    Revenue $123.3M
  32. #32
    Manassas CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,157
    Expenditures $123.1M
    Revenue $131.2M
  33. #33
    Culpeper CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 8,366
    Expenditures $110.4M
    Revenue $117.3M
  34. #34
    Mecklenburg CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,438
    Expenditures $110.1M
    Revenue $69.6M
  35. #35
    Pittsylvania County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 7,914
    Expenditures $109.3M
    Revenue $109.3M
  36. #36
    Danville CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,736
    Expenditures $107.9M
    Revenue $109.2M
  37. #37
    Campbell CO SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 7,853
    Expenditures $104.8M
    Revenue $102.8M
  38. #38
    Henry CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 7,025
    Expenditures $95.8M
    Revenue $100.8M
  39. #39
    Franklin CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 6,313
    Expenditures $95.0M
    Revenue $97.5M
  40. #40
    Washington County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 6,732
    Expenditures $93.8M
    Revenue $97.9M
  41. #41
    Charlottesville CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,255
    Expenditures $90.4M
    Revenue $91.7M
  42. #42
    Shenandoah County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,676
    Expenditures $82.4M
    Revenue $83.0M
  43. #43
    Louisa CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,168
    Expenditures $82.1M
    Revenue $83.7M
  44. #44
    PR George CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 6,139
    Expenditures $80.8M
    Revenue $82.5M
  45. #45
    Winchester CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,143
    Expenditures $80.4M
    Revenue $76.9M
  46. #46
    Gloucester CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,036
    Expenditures $80.4M
    Revenue $114.0M
  47. #47
    WISE County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,765
    Expenditures $78.1M
    Revenue $82.8M
  48. #48
    ISLE OF Wight CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,619
    Expenditures $77.8M
    Revenue $77.3M
  49. #49
    Accomack County School
    FY 2022 pop. 4,751
    Expenditures $73.3M
    Revenue $73.2M
  50. #50
    Warren CO Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,165
    Expenditures $70.6M
    Revenue $71.5M
  51. #51
    Tazewell CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,418
    Expenditures $67.7M
    Revenue $69.7M
  52. #52
    Petersburg CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,178
    Expenditures $66.5M
    Revenue $68.4M
  53. #53
    Orange CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,024
    Expenditures $66.0M
    Revenue $67.3M
  54. #54
    Halifax CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,587
    Expenditures $65.8M
    Revenue $66.0M
  55. #55
    Salem CITY School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,799
    Expenditures $64.2M
    Revenue $62.0M
  56. #56
    Hopewell CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,075
    Expenditures $63.3M
    Revenue $64.2M
  57. #57
    Fredericksburg CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,624
    Expenditures $63.0M
    Revenue $65.7M
  58. #58
    Falls Church CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,492
    Expenditures $61.4M
    Revenue $61.7M
  59. #59
    Dinwiddie CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,189
    Expenditures $60.1M
    Revenue $62.8M
  60. #60
    Botetourt CO SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,471
    Expenditures $59.7M
    Revenue $60.3M
  61. #61
    Smyth County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,050
    Expenditures $57.7M
    Revenue $60.3M
  62. #62
    Powhatan CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,295
    Expenditures $57.6M
    Revenue $55.1M
  63. #63
    Pulaski CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,039
    Expenditures $57.5M
    Revenue $55.0M
  64. #64
    Fairfax CITY Schools
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $56.9M
    Revenue $61.0M
  65. #65
    Amherst County School
    FY 2022 pop. 3,970
    Expenditures $55.2M
    Revenue $56.2M
  66. #66
    Russell CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,456
    Expenditures $55.1M
    Revenue $57.8M
  67. #67
    KING George CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,467
    Expenditures $53.3M
    Revenue $53.9M
  68. #68
    Carroll CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,517
    Expenditures $52.4M
    Revenue $56.5M
  69. #69
    Caroline CO SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,238
    Expenditures $52.3M
    Revenue $54.8M
  70. #70
    Waynesboro CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,021
    Expenditures $51.9M
    Revenue $53.6M
  71. #71
    Manassas PARK CITY SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,508
    Expenditures $50.6M
    Revenue $49.4M
  72. #72
    Fluvanna CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,315
    Expenditures $49.2M
    Revenue $47.8M
  73. #73
    Scott County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,535
    Expenditures $48.9M
    Revenue $49.6M
  74. #74
    LEE CO SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 2,936
    Expenditures $48.7M
    Revenue $48.9M
  75. #75
    Wythe County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,829
    Expenditures $48.3M
    Revenue $51.5M
  76. #76
    Staunton CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,740
    Expenditures $47.0M
    Revenue $46.0M
  77. #77
    Colonial Heights CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,786
    Expenditures $45.1M
    Revenue $47.9M
  78. #78
    PAGE CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,135
    Expenditures $44.3M
    Revenue $42.7M
  79. #79
    Rockbridge County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,630
    Expenditures $42.8M
    Revenue $42.4M
  80. #80
    NEW KENT CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,272
    Expenditures $41.4M
    Revenue $41.4M
  81. #81
    Greene CO Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,897
    Expenditures $41.2M
    Revenue $42.8M
  82. #82
    Southampton County SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,600
    Expenditures $40.7M
    Revenue $42.2M
  83. #83
    Goochland CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,595
    Expenditures $40.7M
    Revenue $40.9M
  84. #84
    Giles CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,528
    Expenditures $40.1M
    Revenue $42.6M
  85. #85
    Bristol CITY SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,200
    Expenditures $39.7M
    Revenue $40.9M
  86. #86
    Northampton CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 1,350
    Expenditures $38.5M
    Revenue $30.0M
  87. #87
    Radford CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,701
    Expenditures $37.5M
    Revenue $36.6M
  88. #88
    Buchanan CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,427
    Expenditures $37.2M
    Revenue $39.8M
  89. #89
    Patrick CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,538
    Expenditures $36.6M
    Revenue $35.6M
  90. #90
    Appomattox County Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,338
    Expenditures $31.4M
    Revenue $32.1M
  91. #91
    Buckingham CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 1,933
    Expenditures $30.5M
    Revenue $30.5M
  92. #92
    Westmoreland CO Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,531
    Expenditures $29.6M
    Revenue $27.3M
  93. #93
    Martinsville CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,817
    Expenditures $29.3M
    Revenue $30.1M
  94. #94
    Nelson CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 1,538
    Expenditures $29.3M
    Revenue $29.9M
  95. #95
    KING William-county SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 1,983
    Expenditures $28.9M
    Revenue $31.4M
  96. #96
    Prince Edward County School
    FY 2022 pop. 1,914
    Expenditures $28.4M
    Revenue $26.2M
  97. #97
    Dickenson CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 1,965
    Expenditures $27.9M
    Revenue $28.2M
  98. #98
    Floyd CO SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 1,776
    Expenditures $27.9M
    Revenue $28.5M
  99. #99
    Alleghany Highlands Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,911
    Expenditures $27.7M
    Revenue $30.6M
  100. #100
    Poquoson CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,056
    Expenditures $27.5M
    Revenue $26.9M