This is a complete list of school divisions in the U.S. state of Virginia, organized by the regions into which the Virginia Department of Education groups them.Virginia Public School Listing — by Region
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About school divisions

Virginia's public K-12 schools are neither operated directly by the state government nor by

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. Instead, most are organized as

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known as "school divisions" which are similar to school districts in some other states. Each public school division is associated with one or more of the counties,

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and

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in Virginia, with major portions of their funding (and in many instances other services) provided through those local entities. Each school division is overseen by a school board, whose members are either appointed by the elected officials of the participating local entities or by public elections. A Superintendent of Schools (Division Superintendent) is customarily the highest-ranking employee of a school division. All listings are for city or county school divisions, except: * The Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, jointly administered by the City of Williamsburg and James City County, and * The Colonial Beach and West Point school divisions, which are respectively associated with the incorporated towns of

Colonial Beach Colonial Beach, Virginia (CBVA) is a river and beach town located in the northwestern part of Westmoreland County on Virginia's Northern Neck peninsula. It is bounded by the Potomac River, Monroe Bay and Monroe Creek. It is located from Washingt ...

and West Point. The Fairfax County Public Schools, part of the government of Fairfax County, also serve the City of Fairfax under a contract between the city and county. The Greensville County Public Schools also serve the City of Emporia.

Region 1 - Central Virginia

* Charles City County Public Schools * Chesterfield County Public Schools * Colonial Heights Public Schools * Dinwiddie County Public Schools * Goochland County Public Schools *

Hanover County Public Schools Hanover County Public Schools is a school division headquartered in Ashland, Virginia. It serves approximately 17,000 students across 26 schools in Hanover County, including 15 elementary, four middle, and four high schools, one trade and technol ...

* Henrico County Public Schools * Hopewell Public Schools * New Kent County Public Schools * Petersburg City Public Schools *

Powhatan County Public Schools Powhatan County Public Schools is the public school system of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States. As of 2019, there are about 4,300 students enrolled in 5 accredited schools. The district is led by superintendent Dr. Beth Teigen. Schoo ...

* Prince George County Public Schools *

Richmond Public Schools Richmond Public Schools is a public school district located in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia. It is occasionally described locally as Richmond City Public Schools to emphasize its connection to the independent city rather than th ...

* Surry County Public Schools *

Sussex County Public Schools Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English C ...

Region 2 - Tidewater

Accomack County Public Schools Accomack County Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Accomac, Virginia, serving Accomack County, Virginia. The district is led by Warren "Chris" Holland. Schools The schools in this district are: Elementary schools *Accawmacke ...

Chesapeake Public Schools Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS), also known as Chesapeake City Public Schools, is the school division that administers public education in the United States city of Chesapeake, Virginia. The Superintendent is Dr. Jared A. Cotton. On July 27, 2020, ...

* Franklin City Public Schools * Hampton City Schools * Isle of Wight County Public Schools * Newport News Public Schools * Norfolk Public Schools * Northampton County Public Schools * Poquoson City Public Schools *

Portsmouth Public Schools Portsmouth Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia. There are 3 Prek centers, 15 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 2 other education centers. Administration Superintendent The superi ...

* Southampton County Public Schools * Suffolk City Public Schools * Virginia Beach City Public Schools * Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools * York County School Division

Region 3 - Northern Neck

* Caroline County Public Schools *

Colonial Beach Public Schools Colonial Beach Public Schools is a school division in Virginia that serves the students of Colonial Beach, a town in Westmoreland County. The district administers two schools: one elementary school and one high school. Administration The supe ...

Essex County Public Schools Essex County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia; the peninsula is bordered by the Rappahannock River on the north and King and Queen County on the south. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,599. ...

* Fredericksburg City Public Schools * Gloucester County Public Schools * King and Queen County Public Schools *

King George County Schools King George County Schools is a school division that serves students in King George County, Virginia. The district administers 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. It serves serves all parts of the county for grades PK-12, ex ...

* King William County Public Schools * Lancaster County Public Schools * Mathews County Public Schools * Middlesex County Public Schools * Northumberland County Public Schools *

Richmond County Public Schools Richmond County Public Schools (RCPS), the K–12 public school district in Richmond County, Virginia, serves about 1300 total students. It operates three schools: Richmond County Elementary-Middle school, Rappahannock High School, and Mackey- ...

* Spotsylvania County Public Schools *

Stafford County Public Schools Stafford County Public Schools is a Virginia school division that serves the Stafford County Area. Its current superintendent is Thomas Taylor and has 30,086 students currently enrolled in its 17 elementary schools, 8 middle schools and 6 high sch ...

* West Point Public Schools * Westmoreland County Public Schools

Region 4 - Northern Virginia

* Alexandria City Public Schools *

Arlington County Public Schools Arlington Public Schools is a public school division in Arlington County, Virginia. In 2019, student enrollment was 28,020 students, with students coming from more than 146 countries. In 2015, there were 2,166 teachers. There are 24 elementary ...

* Clarke County Public Schools * Culpeper County Public Schools * Fairfax County Public Schools *

Falls Church City Public Schools Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) is a public school district that serves the City of Falls Church, Virginia. It is a PreK-12 IB World School division, meaning all schools in the district are IB-certified. The school division's five scho ...

* Fauquier County Public Schools * Frederick County Public Schools * Loudoun County Public Schools *

Madison County Public Schools Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by t ...

Manassas City Public Schools Manassas City Public Schools is a school division that serves the city of Manassas, Virginia, United States. Administration Superintendent The superintendent of Manassas City Public Schools is Kevin Newman. He became superintendent on July 2 ...

* Manassas Park City Schools * Orange County Public Schools * Page County Public Schools * Prince William County Public Schools * Rappahannock County Public Schools * Shenandoah County Public Schools * Warren County Public Schools * Winchester Public Schools

Region 5 - Valley

* Albemarle County Public Schools * Amherst County Public Schools * Augusta County Public Schools * Bath County Public Schools * Bedford County Public Schools *

Buena Vista City Public Schools Buena ( ) is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,603,Campbell County Public Schools * Charlottesville City Schools *

Fluvanna County Public Schools Fluvanna may refer to: * Fluvanna County, Virginia * Fluvanna, Texas *Fluvanna (horse) Fluvanna (1921) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred by Samuel Ross, she was purchased at the Saratoga yearling sales in the summer of 1922 ...

Greene County Public Schools The Greene County Public Schools system is a branch of the Greene County, Virginia county government. It administers public schools in the county and Stanardsville, Virginia. The superintendent of schools is Andrea Whitmarsh. School Board Members ...

* Harrisonburg City Public Schools * Highland County Public Schools *

Lexington City Schools Lexington may refer to: Places England * Laxton, Nottinghamshire, formerly Lexington Canada * Lexington, a district in Waterloo, Ontario United States * Lexington, Kentucky, the largest city with this name * Lexington, Massachusetts, the old ...

* Louisa County Public Schools * Lynchburg City Schools *

Nelson County Public Schools Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Nelson (1918 film), ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * Nelson (1926 film), ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * Nelson (opera), ''N ...

* Rockbridge County Public Schools * Rockingham County Public Schools * Staunton City Schools *

Waynesboro Public Schools Waynesboro is the name of some places in the United States of America: * Waynesboro, Georgia * Waynesboro, Mississippi * Waynesboro, Pennsylvania *Waynesboro, Tennessee * Waynesboro, Virginia See also * Waynesborough, historic home of General Anth ...

Region 6 - Western Virginia

Alleghany County Public Schools Alleghany County Public Schools is a public school system which serves Alleghany County, Virginia of the lower Shenandoah Valley. The system consists of approximately 2,172 students across five schools, of which there are three elementary scho ...

* Botetourt County Public Schools * Covington City Public Schools * Craig County Public Schools * Danville Public Schools * Floyd County Public Schools * Franklin County Public Schools *

Henry County Public Schools Henry County Public Schools operates 14 schools - two high schools, two middle schools, and ten elementary schools - a community learning center, and a regional alternative program. HCPS operates preschool programs at ten elementary schools. His ...

* Martinsville City Public Schools *

Montgomery County Public Schools Montgomery County Public Schools may refer to: *Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland) *Montgomery County Public Schools (Virginia) Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is the school district serving Montgomery County, Virginia. Schools P ...

Patrick County Public Schools Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...

* Pittsylvania County Schools *

Roanoke City Public Schools Roanoke ( ) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 100,011, making it the 8th most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the largest city in Virginia west of Richmond. It is ...

* Roanoke County Public Schools * Salem City Schools

Region 7 - Southwest

* Bland County Public Schools * Bristol Virginia Public Schools *

Buchanan County Public Schools Buchanan County Public Schools is the school district in charge of all public schools in Buchanan County, Virginia. The school system is managed by the school board, headquartered in Grundy, Virginia, and the superintendent is Melanie Hibbits. A ...

* Carroll County Public Schools * Dickenson County Public Schools *

Galax City Public Schools Galax High School is a high school located in the independent city of Galax, Virginia, United States. History There has been substantial growth within the Galax City Public School System since the original promoters of the town allocated ten ...

* Giles County Public Schools * Grayson County Public Schools * Lee County Public Schools * Norton City Schools * Pulaski County Public Schools * Radford City Public Schools *

Russell County Public Schools Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) Places Australia * Russell, Australian Capital Territory * Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation) ** ...

Scott County Public Schools Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskat ...

* Smyth County Schools * Tazewell County Public Schools * Washington County Public Schools *

Wise County Public Schools Wise County Public Schools is a school district based in Wise, Virginia in Wise County. It operates 5 elementary/primary schools, 1 combined school, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, an alternative school and a vocational-technical school A voca ...

* Wythe County Public Schools

Region 8 - Southside

* Amelia County Public Schools * Appomattox County Public Schools * Brunswick County Public Schools * Buckingham County Public Schools * Charlotte County Public Schools * Cumberland County Public Schools * Greensville County Public Schools * Halifax County Public Schools * Lunenburg County Public Schools * Mecklenburg County Public Schools * Nottoway County Public Schools * Prince Edward County Public Schools

References

External links

List of school divisions
from the Virginia Department of Education
Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Education
{{United States school districts * School divisions Virginia School divisions