Total enrollment
10,130
-17 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Augusta County Public Schools
Virginia · 10,742 students · 9 cities
Augusta County Public Schools runs 20 public K-12 schools inside Virginia, with combined enrollment around 10,742 (9 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Augusta County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Augusta County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #54 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,742 | #27 of 130 | #847 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #21 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #81 of 130 | #4,209 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.5% | #75 of 115 | #2,197 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #96 of 114 | #4,546 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Augusta County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Riverheads High at 85.4% proficient to Craigsville Elementary at 50.0%, a gap of 35.4 points. That is the 22nd widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 9,648 to 9,479 students (down 2%) and from 674 to 664 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Memorial High | Fishersville | High | 09-12 | 837 |
| Edward G. Clymore Elementary | Fort Defiance | Elementary | PK-05 | 803 |
| Fort Defiance High | Fort Defiance | High | 09-12 | 731 |
| Riverheads Elementary | Staunton | Elementary | PK-05 | 714 |
| Stuarts Draft High | Stuarts Draft | High | 09-12 | 668 |
| Wilson Elementary | Fishersville | Elementary | PK-05 | 655 |
| Stuarts Draft Elementary | Stuarts Draft | Elementary | PK-05 | 646 |
| Wilson Middle | Fishersville | Middle | 06-08 | 641 |
| Cassell Elementary | Waynesboro | Elementary | PK-05 | 634 |
| Beverley Manor Middle | Staunton | Middle | 06-08 | 612 |
| S. Gordon Stewart Middle | Fort Defiance | Middle | 06-08 | 516 |
| Stuarts Draft Middle | Stuarts Draft | Middle | 06-08 | 513 |
| Riverheads High | Staunton | High | 09-12 | 467 |
| Guy K. Stump Elementary | Stuarts Draft | Elementary | PK-05 | 457 |
| Churchville Elementary | Churchville | Elementary | PK-05 | 448 |
| Buffalo Gap High | Swoope | High | 09-12 | 410 |
| Riverheads Middle | Staunton | Middle | 06-08 | 366 |
| Buffalo Gap Middle | Swoope | Middle | 06-08 | 285 |
| North River Elementary | Mount Solon | Elementary | PK-05 | 222 |
| Craigsville Elementary | Craigsville | Elementary | PK-05 | 117 |
About Augusta County Public Schools
Augusta County Public Schools maintains 20 public schools across Virginia, collectively hosting roughly 10,742 students.
In terms of grade levels, Augusta County Public Schools is made up of 9 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Augusta County Public Schools runs about 537 students per school, 20% below the state mean of roughly 672.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Augusta County Public Schools has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 10,147 students to 10,130. The school count climbed from 18 to 19 across the same 4-year window.
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