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Lynchburg, VA
Public School Ratings




Lynchburg Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lynchburg City Pblc Schs School District details

Lynchburg City Pblc Schs School District
915 Court St
Lynchburg, VA 24504

7,830 Students enrolled in District

18 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Lynchburg City Pblc Schs School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.0% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
57%
70%
63%
73%
51%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bedford Hills Elem School
4330 Morningside Dr
Lynchburg, VA, 24503
PK-05
Carl B. Hutcherson Building School
2401 High Street
Lynchburg, VA, 24501
N-N
Dearington Elem/innovation School
210 Smyth St
Lynchburg, VA, 24501
PK-05
E.c. Glass High School
2111 Memorial Ave
Lynchburg, VA, 24501
09-12
Heritage Elem School
501 Leesville Rd
Lynchburg, VA, 24502
PK-05
Heritage High School
3101 Wards Ferry Rd
Lynchburg, VA, 24502
09-12
Linkhorne Elem School
2501 Linkhorne Dr
Lynchburg, VA, 24503
PK-05
Linkhorne Middle School
2525 Linkhorne Dr
Lynchburg, VA, 24503
06-08
Lynchburg Regional Governor's Stem Academy School
Central Va Community College
Lynchburg, VA, 24502
N-N
Paul Laurence Dunbar Mid. For Innov. School
1200 1208 Polk St
Lynchburg, VA, 24504
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 34.7% 49.0%
Black 55.3% 23.4%
Hispanic 8.3% 19.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 7.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.7% 45.9%
Free lunch eligible 78.5% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,572 $62,067,684 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $852 $6,983,844 6.2%
Staff $859 $7,041,223 6.2%
General Administration $324 $2,655,828 2.4%
School Administration $746 $6,114,962 5.4%
Operation $1,306 $10,705,282 9.5%
Transportation $650 $5,328,050 4.7%
Other $341 $2,795,177 2.5%
Total Support $5,077 $41,616,169 36.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,113 $9,123,261 8.1%
Total Expenditures $13,762 $112,807,114 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,122 $10,150,830,466 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $719 $899,115,816 4.8%
Staff $956 $1,195,311,652 6.4%
General Administration $235 $293,181,354 1.6%
School Administration $785 $981,688,258 5.3%
Operation $1,172 $1,464,732,040 7.8%
Transportation $669 $836,467,381 4.5%
Other $242 $303,024,403 1.6%
Total Support $4,780 $5,973,544,662 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,052 $2,564,076,445 13.7%
Total Expenditures $14,953 $18,688,464,433 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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