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Lynchburg City Public Schools, VA: schools, enrollment and spending

Lynchburg City Public Schools runs 20 public schools with 7,657 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.9 students per teacher is 2.1 lower than the Virginia figure of 14.0.

At a glance

Schools
20
Students
7,657
Teachers (FTE)
643
Students per teacher
11.9
VA: 14.0 · US: 15.3
Address
915 Court Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
County
Lynchburg city
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5102340
State district ID
VA-115
Total staff (FTE)
1,469
School counselors (FTE)
27.0About 284 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
37.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.9
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 (7,935), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$118.0 million
Federal revenue
$13.5 million
State revenue
$59.1 million
Local revenue
$45.4 million
Total spending
$117.2 million
Spending per pupil
$14,773
Salaries
$64.5 million55.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.4%
  • State: 50.1%
  • Local: 38.4%

Virginia overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,773
Virginia$15,293
United States$16,826

Schools in Lynchburg City Public Schools

By level: 2 high, 3 middle, 11 elementary, 4 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bedford Hills ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 540213.0
Carl B. Hutcherson BuildingCEP school
Dearington Elementary/InnovationCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51809.5
E.C. Glass HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,22013.6
Heritage ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544813.6
Heritage HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,11315.5
Linkhorne ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537811.5
Linkhorne MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 851911.8
Lynchburg Regional Governor's STEM Academy
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for InnovationCEP schoolMiddle6 to 853111.5
Paul Munro ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535613.7
Perrymont ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 537712.6
Restorative Academy - Elementary
Restorative Academy - SecondaryCEP school
Robert S. Payne ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543513.2
Sandusky ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531613.2
Sandusky MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858313.9
Sheffield ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544312.3
T.C. Miller Elementary School for InnovationCEP schoolElementaryPK to 516810.5
William M. Bass ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51889.4

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.