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Arlington County Public Schools

Arlington, Virginia · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

27,950
Students enrolled
42
Public schools
2,183
Classroom teachers (FTE)
12.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 826
  • Kindergarten 1,995
  • Grade 1 2,006
  • Grade 2 2,132
  • Grade 3 2,203
  • Grade 4 2,162
  • Grade 5 2,104
  • Grade 6 2,064
  • Grade 7 2,080
  • Grade 8 1,939
  • Grade 9 2,003
  • Grade 10 2,128
  • Grade 11 2,101
  • Grade 12 2,207

By race/ethnicity

  • White 41%
  • Hispanic/Latino 31%
  • Black or African American 11%
  • Asian 9%
  • Two or more races 8%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 8,538 of 27,760 students in the 34 of its 36 schools that report
  • Free lunch 28%
  • Reduced-price lunch 3%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$25,095 spent per student on day-to-day operations Virginia median: $15,721 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $13,539
  • Support services $10,956
  • Other (food service, etc.) $599

Where the money comes from

  • Local 83%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 4%

Total revenue $788.2 milliontotal spending $811.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: Midsize

Total staff (FTE)

5,165

District office

2110 Washington Blvd., Arlington VA 22204

County

Arlington County

Official website

NCES District ID

5100270

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About Arlington County Public Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

MISSION: Arlington Public Schools instills a love of learning in its students and prepares them to be responsible and productive global citizens. VISION: Arlington Public Schools is a diverse and inclusive school community, committed to academic excellence and integrity. We provide instruction in a caring, safe and healthy learning environment, responsive to each student, in collaboration with families and the community.
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