Virginia: the highest-poverty school districts

115 districts

Virginia public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	Bristol City Public Schools	VA	8	3,238	2,812	99.9%
2	Henry County Public Schools	VA	13	6,916	6,907	99.9%
3	Nottoway County Public Schools	VA	5	1,792	1,789	99.8%
4	Northampton County Public Schools	VA	4	1,300	1,296	99.7%
5	Sussex County Public Schools	VA	3	1,047	1,043	99.6%
6	Halifax County Public Schools	VA	10	4,496	4,475	99.5%
7	Norton City Public Schools	VA	2	855	851	99.5%
8	Accomack County Public Schools	VA	11	4,623	4,581	99.1%
9	Richmond City Public Schools	VA	47	20,962	20,270	98.8%
10	Buckingham County Public Schools	VA	5	1,868	1,837	98.3%
11	Newport News City Public Schools	VA	40	25,882	25,411	98.2%
12	Norfolk City Public Schools	VA	44	26,807	26,274	98.0%
13	Colonial Heights City Public Schools	VA	5	2,971	2,910	97.9%
14	Northumberland County Public Schools	VA	3	1,162	1,132	97.4%
15	Roanoke City Public Schools	VA	24	13,811	13,375	96.8%
16	Dickenson County Public Schools	VA	4	2,074	2,000	96.4%
17	Galax City Public Schools	VA	3	1,434	1,382	96.4%
18	Waynesboro City Public Schools	VA	7	3,043	2,932	96.4%
19	Danville City Public Schools	VA	13	5,564	5,186	95.6%
20	Middlesex County Public Schools	VA	3	1,249	1,192	95.4%
21	Lynchburg City Public Schools	VA	16	7,657	7,278	95.1%
22	Surry County Public Schools	VA	3	691	655	94.8%
23	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	VA	6	3,907	3,690	94.4%
24	Dinwiddie County Public Schools	VA	7	4,147	3,903	94.1%
25	Lee County Public Schools	VA	10	2,966	2,789	94.0%
26	Grayson County Public Schools	VA	6	1,561	1,461	93.6%
27	Lunenburg County Public Schools	VA	4	1,577	1,471	93.3%
28	Buena Vista City Public Schools	VA	4	886	819	92.4%
29	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	VA	5	3,629	3,343	92.1%
30	Petersburg City Public Schools	VA	7	4,582	4,215	92.0%
31	Bath County Public Schools	VA	3	509	465	91.4%
32	Carroll County Public Schools	VA	9	3,437	3,143	91.4%
33	Pulaski County Public Schools	VA	8	4,385	3,155	91.4%
34	Colonial Beach Public Schools	VA	2	593	541	91.2%
35	Wise County Public Schools	VA	11	5,779	5,273	91.2%
36	Russell County Public Schools	VA	11	3,583	3,265	91.1%
37	Southampton County Public Schools	VA	6	2,363	2,151	91.0%
38	Hampton City Public Schools	VA	30	19,472	17,551	90.1%
39	Tazewell County Public Schools	VA	13	5,134	4,584	89.3%
40	Charlotte County Public Schools	VA	5	1,707	1,368	88.9%
41	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	VA	10	6,652	5,823	87.5%
42	Page County Public Schools	VA	8	2,928	2,526	86.3%
43	Richmond County Public Schools	VA	2	1,398	1,202	86.0%
44	Franklin County Public Schools	VA	14	6,540	5,621	85.9%
45	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	VA	18	7,830	6,677	85.3%
46	Nelson County Public Schools	VA	4	1,492	1,261	84.5%
47	Staunton City Public Schools	VA	6	2,692	2,273	84.4%
48	Winchester City Public Schools	VA	7	4,362	3,670	84.1%
49	Shenandoah County Public Schools	VA	9	5,703	4,790	84.0%
50	Amelia County Public Schools	VA	3	1,600	1,340	83.8%

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