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Petersburg, VA
Public School Ratings




Petersburg 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


Petersburg City Public Schools School District details

Petersburg City Public Schools School District
255 South Boulevard East
Petersburg, VA 23805

4,464 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Petersburg City Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Virginia

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.5% of all VA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
37%
70%
44%
73%
31%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cool Spring Elementary School
1450 Talley Avenue
Petersburg, VA, 23803
KG-05
Lakemont Elementary School
51 Gibbons St
Petersburg, VA, 23803
KG-05
Petersburg High School
3101 Johnson Road
Petersburg, VA, 23805
09-12
Pleasants Lane Elementary School
100 Pleasants Lane
Petersburg, VA, 23803
KG-05
Vernon Johns Middle School
3101 Homestead Drive
Petersburg, VA, 23805
06-08
Walnut Hill Elementary School
300 S Boulevard
Petersburg, VA, 23805
KG-05
Westview Early Childhood Education Center School
1100 Patterson Street
Petersburg, VA, 23803
PK-PK

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.0% 47.5%
Black 84.6% 23.1%
Hispanic 10.4% 20.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 8.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 55.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,574 $33,811,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,131 $5,050,000 7.6%
Staff $1,573 $7,023,000 10.6%
General Administration $240 $1,072,000 1.6%
School Administration $657 $2,935,000 4.4%
Operation $1,537 $6,859,000 10.3%
Transportation $520 $2,321,000 3.5%
Other $401 $1,788,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,059 $27,048,000 40.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,275 $5,691,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $14,908 $66,550,000 100.0%
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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