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Arlington County Public Schools, VA: schools, enrollment and spending

Arlington County Public Schools runs 42 public schools with 27,950 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.8 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the Virginia figure of 14.0.

At a glance

Schools
42
Students
27,950
Teachers (FTE)
2,182
Students per teacher
12.8
VA: 14.0 · US: 15.3
Address
2110 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22204
County
Arlington County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5100270
State district ID
VA-007
Total staff (FTE)
5,165
School counselors (FTE)
132.0About 212 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
102.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.8
Virginia14.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (26,831), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$635.4 million
Federal revenue
$43.1 million
State revenue
$83.5 million
Local revenue
$508.8 million
Total spending
$657.8 million
Spending per pupil
$24,515
Salaries
$368.6 million56.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$520.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.8%
  • State: 13.1%
  • Local: 80.1%

Virginia overall

  • Federal: 9.0%
  • State: 40.3%
  • Local: 50.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$24,515
Virginia$15,293
United States$16,826

Schools in Arlington County Public Schools

By level: 4 high, 6 middle, 25 elementary, 6 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abingdon ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 576813.2
Alice West Fleet ElementaryElementaryPK to 562914.0
Arlington Community HighHigh9 to 1215619.5
Arlington Science Focus SchoolElementaryPK to 563215.4
Arlington TraditionalElementaryPK to 562414.5
Ashlawn ElementaryElementaryPK to 555312.6
Barcroft ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549511.0
Barrett ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 55009.6
Campbell ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 540310.3
Cardinal ElementaryElementaryPK to 568214.5
Carlin Springs ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 553410.5
Claremont ImmersionElementaryPK to 559514.5
Discovery ElementaryElementaryPK to 548912.9
Dorothy Hamm MiddleMiddle6 to 898914.3
Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541710.2
Escuela Key ElementaryElementaryPK to 557214.3
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Program
Glebe ElementaryElementaryPK to 557414.7
Governor's Academy for Career and Technical Education in Arl
Gunston MiddleMiddle6 to 81,07215.8
HB Woodlawn Secondary Program
Hoffman-Boston ElementaryElementaryPK to 559211.4
Innovation ElementaryElementaryPK to 548312.7
Integration StationPrekindergartenPK342.4
Jamestown ElementaryElementaryPK to 545612.0
Jefferson MiddleMiddle6 to 81,12014.0
Kenmore MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,05314.2
Langston High Continuation Program
Long Branch ElementaryElementaryPK to 544211.6
Montessori Public School of ArlingtonElementaryPK to 552815.5
New Directions Alternative High School Program
Nottingham ElementaryElementaryPK to 538215.3
Oakridge ElementaryElementaryPK to 563614.8
Randolph ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 54309.8
Swanson MiddleMiddle6 to 899314.2
Taylor ElementaryElementaryPK to 553012.6
Technical Education & Career Center
Tuckahoe ElementaryElementaryPK to 544816.6
Wakefield HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,64618.8
Washington-Liberty HighHigh9 to 123,04418.2
Williamsburg MiddleMiddle6 to 885615.3
Yorktown HighHigh9 to 122,59318.7

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.