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Wise County Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Big Stone Gap, Wise, Coeburn, Appalachia, St. Paul and Pound.
Students
5,779
Schools
13
Spent per student
$13,256
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$57.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Wise County Public Schools
- School Grade A+: better than 95% of Virginia districts
- Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- Spends 23% less per student than the VA average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $57.0M, about $9,867 per student
Test scores vs. VA
2020–21Math proficiency74%
State average 54.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 88.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,256 per student · 23% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 29%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 64%Federal 16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,542’20
5,765’21
5,913’22
5,883’23
5,779’24
Up 4.3% since 2020.
Students
White 91%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
13 public schools.
Union Primary
A−809 students13:1
Wise Primary
A−603 students13:1
J.W. Adams Combined
A523 students13:1
St. Paul Elementary
A+514 students12:1
Coeburn Primary
A420 students12:1
Union Middle
B−561 students12:1
L.F. Addington Middle
A387 students11:1
Coeburn Middle
A−304 students11:1
Central High
A+676 students17:1
Union High
B564 students15:1
Eastside High
A−418 students16:1
Wise Co. Alternative Ed. Ctr.
0 students
Wise County Career-Technical Center
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.