Total enrollment
2,316
-200 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Buchanan County Public Schools
Virginia · 2,316 students · 5 cities
Inside Buchanan County Public Schools (Virginia), 10 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 2,316 students (around 232 per school).
4-year change in Buchanan County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Buchanan County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #77 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,316 | #88 of 130 | #3,972 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #58 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #51 of 130 | #3,193 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #113 of 114 | #6,738 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 Buchanan County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Hurley High at 75.5% proficient to Twin Valley High at 59.8%, a gap of 15.8 points. That is the 71st widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 2,732 to 2,316 students (down 15%) and from 194 to 176 full-time teachers (down 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elementary/Middle | Grundy | Elementary | PK-08 | 719 |
| Grundy High | Grundy | High | 09-12 | 352 |
| Hurley Elementary/Middle | Hurley | Elementary | PK-07 | 323 |
| Twin Valley Elementary/Middle | Oakwood | Elementary | PK-07 | 240 |
| Council Elementary/Middle | Honaker | Elementary | PK-07 | 194 |
| Hurley High | Hurley | High | 08-12 | 194 |
| Twin Valley High | Pilgrim Knob | High | 08-12 | 179 |
| Council High | Honaker | High | 08-12 | 115 |
| Buchanan County Technology Career & Higher Learning Center | Grundy | Elementary | N-N | · |
| New Buchanan High | Grundy | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Buchanan County Public Schools
Across 10 schools, Buchanan County Public Schools serves about 2,316 students in Virginia. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Buchanan County Public Schools covers 6 elementary and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Buchanan County Public Schools is about 232, meaningfully below the Virginia average of roughly 672.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 8%: 2,516 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,316 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Buchanan County Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.