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

Caroline County Public Schools runs 5 public schools with 4,600 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.8 students per teacher is 0.8 higher than the Virginia figure of 14.0.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
4,600
Teachers (FTE)
311
Students per teacher
14.8
VA: 14.0 · US: 15.3
Address
16261 Richmond Turnpike, Bowling Green, VA 22427
County
Caroline County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5100660
State district ID
VA-017
Total staff (FTE)
675
School counselors (FTE)
14.0About 329 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
17.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.8
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 (4,131), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$49.9 million
Federal revenue
$4.3 million
State revenue
$28.6 million
Local revenue
$17.0 million
Total spending
$49.2 million
Spending per pupil
$11,900
Salaries
$26.6 million54.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.7%
  • State: 57.2%
  • Local: 34.1%

Virginia overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,900
Virginia$15,293
United States$16,826

Schools in Caroline County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bowling Green ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 583714.7
Caroline HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,31514.6
Caroline MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 898313.8
Lewis and Clark ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51,00917.7
Madison ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 545613.4

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.