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Sussex County Public Schools

1,047 students · 3 schools · 11.5:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #116 of 132 in Virginia

Students
1,047
Schools
3
Teachers (FTE)
91
Student–Teacher
11.5:1
County
Sussex
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Sussex County Public Schools

Sussex County Public Schools is a public school system serving Sussex County, Virginia, based in Stony Creek. It serves 1,047 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #116 largest of Virginia’s 132 school systems.

Phone4342461099
Address21302 Sussex Drive, Stony Creek, VA 23882
CountySussex County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Sussex County Public Schools enrolls 1,047 students in 3 schools — an average of about 349 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #116 of 132 statewide by enrollment.

Students
1,047
#116 of 132 in Virginia
Schools
3
~349 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Sussex County Public Schools, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,047 students reported):

White
21%
Black
66%
Hispanic
7%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Sussex County Public Schools employs about 91 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1 — below the Virginia average of about 13.4:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 222.

Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
state avg ~13.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
91
classroom teachers
Total staff
222
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Virginia funds schools

Virginia funds districts through the constitutionally mandated Standards of Quality (SOQ), which prescribe the minimum staffing, programs and support costs per student the state will help fund; each division’s state-versus-local share is then set by its Local Composite Index, a measure of local ability to pay from property value, income and retail sales. A 2023 JLARC review found the formula underfunds schools, and the state has since functionally eliminated the recession-era cap on recognized support staff, adding about $222.9 million in FY2026.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Sussex County Public Schools are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Virginia publishes School Quality Profiles for every school and division, and in 2024–25 adopted a new School Performance and Support Framework of multi-indicator performance and support designations covering achievement, readiness, program completion, safety and teacher quality. Look up Sussex County Public Schools on the Virginia School Quality Profiles.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Virginia accredits its public schools itself through the Standards of Accreditation (8VAC20-131), administered by the Department of Education under the Board of Education, rather than a private accreditor. See the Virginia Department of Education for a district’s accreditation status.

How it compares

Sussex County Public Schools vs. Virginia

Enrollment rank
#116
of 132 districts
Ratio
11.5:1
state avg ~13.4:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Sussex County

See every Virginia district side by side in the Virginia directory.

Go deeper

Look up Sussex County Public Schools’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Virginia General Assembly (the Standards of Quality) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Sussex County Public Schools. NCES District ID (LEAID): 5103780. Confirm current details with the district and the Virginia Department of Education.