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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

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, and * The Colonial Beach and West Point school divisions, which are respectively associated with the incorporated towns of

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Greensville County Public Schools Greensville County Public Schools is a school division headquartered in Emporia, Virginia, serving that city and Greensville County. - page cited: 436. Circa 1972 there was an effort by Emporia residents to create a separate school division. On ...

also serve the City of Emporia.

Region 1 - Central Virginia

Charles City County Public Schools Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

Chesterfield County Public Schools Chesterfield County Public Schools is the public school system of Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. As of 2020, there are about 63,000 students enrolled in 64 schools. There are 39 elementary schools (grades K-5), 12 middle schools (g ...

Colonial Heights Public Schools Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights (along with the City of Petersburg) with Dinwiddie ...

Dinwiddie County Public Schools Dinwiddie may refer to: * Ettleton, a village in the Scottish Borders * Dinwiddie, Indiana, unincorporated community * Dinwiddie County, Virginia, a county in Virginia, United States ** Dinwiddie, Virginia, the county seat of Dinwiddie County * Fo ...

Goochland County Public Schools Goochland County Public Schools is a school district which serves Goochland County, Virginia, United States. It is based in Goochland, Virginia Goochland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Goochland County, Virginia, Un ...

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 The Henrico County Public Schools school system is a Virginia school division that operates as an independent branch of the Henrico County, Virginia county government and administers public schools in the county. Henrico County Public Schools ha ...

Hopewell Public Schools Hopewell is an independent city surrounded by Prince George County and the Appomattox River in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 23,033. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Hopewell with Prin ...

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Petersburg City Public Schools Petersburg City Public Schools is the public school system in the independent city of Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the Un ...

* Powhatan County Public Schools *

Prince George County Public Schools A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...

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 the ...

* Surry County Public Schools * Sussex County Public Schools

Region 2 - Tidewater

* Accomack County Public Schools *

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 Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral div ...

Hampton City Schools Hampton City Schools is the school division of Hampton, Virginia. Administration Superintendent The superintendent of Hampton City Schools is Jeffrey Smith. Before his appointment in July 2015, Smith was the superintendent of West Point Publi ...

Isle of Wight County Public Schools An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms. Isle may refer to: Geography * I ...

Newport News Public Schools Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) is a division of Newport News, Virginia that operates the city's system of public schools. , NNPS had an enrollment of 28,669. The division employs about 4,700 people, including approximately 2,630 teachers an ...

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Northampton County Public Schools Northampton County Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Machipongo, Virginia, serving Northampton County. Schools The schools in this district are: Elementary schools: *Kiptopeke Elementary School *Occohannock Elementary School ...

* Poquoson City Public Schools * Portsmouth Public Schools *

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* Suffolk City Public Schools *

Virginia Beach City Public Schools Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the branch of the government of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia responsible for public K-12 education. Like all public school systems in the state, it is legally classified as a school division instead o ...

* 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 *

Fredericksburg City Public Schools Fredericksburg City Public Schools is a school division serving students that live in Fredericksburg, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United St ...

Gloucester County Public Schools Gloucester County Public Schools is a Virginia public school division serving Gloucester County, Virginia. The school division operates eight schools: five elementary (grades K-5), two intermediate (grades 6-8), and one high school (grades 9-12) ...

King and Queen County Public Schools King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

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 King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

* Lancaster County Public Schools * Mathews County Public Schools * Middlesex County Public Schools * Northumberland County Public Schools * Richmond County Public Schools * Spotsylvania County Public Schools * Stafford County Public Schools * West Point Public Schools * Westmoreland County Public Schools

Region 4 - Northern Virginia

* Alexandria City Public Schools * Arlington Public Schools, Arlington County Public Schools * Clarke County Public Schools * Culpeper County Public Schools *

* Falls Church City Public Schools * Fauquier County Public Schools * Frederick County Public Schools (Virginia), Frederick County Public Schools * Loudoun County Public Schools * Madison County Public Schools * Manassas City Public Schools * Manassas Park City Schools * Orange County Public Schools (Virginia), 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 (Virginia), Warren County Public Schools * Winchester Public Schools (Virginia), 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 * Campbell County Public Schools (Virginia), Campbell County Public Schools * Charlottesville City Schools * Fluvanna County Public Schools * Greene County Public Schools * Harrisonburg City Public Schools * Highland County Public Schools * Lexington City Schools * Louisa County Public Schools * Lynchburg City Schools * Nelson County Public Schools * Rockbridge County Public Schools * Rockingham County Public Schools * Staunton City Schools * Waynesboro Public Schools

Region 6 - Western Virginia

* Alleghany County Public Schools * Botetourt County Public Schools * Covington City Public Schools * Craig County Public Schools * Danville Public Schools * Floyd County Public Schools * Franklin County Schools (Virginia), Franklin County Public Schools * Henry County Public Schools * Martinsville City Public Schools * Montgomery County Public Schools (Virginia), Montgomery County Public Schools * Patrick County Public Schools * Pittsylvania County Schools * Roanoke City Public Schools * Roanoke County Public Schools * Salem City Schools

Region 7 - Southwest

* Bland County Public Schools * Bristol Virginia Public Schools * Buchanan County Public Schools * Carroll County Public Schools (Virginia), Carroll County Public Schools * Dickenson County Public Schools * Galax City Public Schools * Giles County Public Schools * Grayson County Public Schools * Lee County Public Schools (Virginia), Lee County Public Schools * Norton City Schools (Virginia), Norton City Schools * Pulaski County Public Schools * Radford City Public Schools * Russell County Public Schools * Scott County Public Schools * Smyth County Schools * Tazewell County Public Schools * Washington County Public Schools (Virginia), Washington County Public Schools * Wise County Public Schools * 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 (Virginia), Charlotte County Public Schools * Cumberland 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 in Virginia, * Virginia education-related lists, School divisions Lists of school districts in the United States by state, Virginia Virginia geography-related lists, School divisions