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Dinwiddie, VA
Public School Ratings




Dinwiddie Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dinwiddie County Public Schools School District details

Dinwiddie County Public Schools School District
14016 Boydton Plank Road
Dinwiddie, VA 23841

4,256 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Dinwiddie County Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.9% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
61%
70%
63%
73%
59%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dinwiddie County High School
11501 Boisseau Road
Dinwiddie, VA, 23841
09-12
Dinwiddie County Middle School
11608 Courthouse Road
Dinwiddie, VA, 23841
06-08
Dinwiddie Elementary School
13811 Boydton Plank Rd
Dinwiddie, VA, 23841
PK-05
Midway Elementary School
5511 Midway Rd
Church Road, VA, 23833
PK-05
Southside Elementary School
10305 Boydton Plank Rd
Dinwiddie, VA, 23841
PK-05
Sunnyside Elementary School
10203 Melvin B. Alsbrooks Avenue
Mckenney, VA, 23872
PK-05
Sutherland Elementary School
6000 R. B. Pamplin Drive
Sutherland, VA, 23885
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.8% 47.5%
Black 34.4% 23.1%
Hispanic 10.0% 20.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 8.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 90.4% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 90.4% 55.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,282 $30,991,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $687 $2,922,000 4.9%
Staff $996 $4,238,000 7.0%
General Administration $144 $613,000 1.0%
School Administration $788 $3,353,000 5.6%
Operation $1,617 $6,884,000 11.4%
Transportation $792 $3,370,000 5.6%
Other $227 $968,000 1.6%
Total Support $5,251 $22,348,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,598 $6,803,000 11.3%
Total Expenditures $14,131 $60,142,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,921 $11,230,472,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $832 $1,047,548,000 5.0%
Staff $1,155 $1,453,542,000 7.0%
General Administration $231 $290,427,000 1.4%
School Administration $850 $1,069,632,000 5.1%
Operation $1,368 $1,722,122,000 8.3%
Transportation $745 $937,854,000 4.5%
Other $280 $352,448,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,460 $6,873,573,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,197 $2,765,110,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $16,578 $20,869,155,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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