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Nelson County Public Schools is located close to the center of Virginia. Nelson County Public Schools has 470.86 square miles of land area and 3.45 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Nelson County Public Schools population is 14,892. Nelson County Public Schools median household income is $50,131 in 2010-2014. Nelson County Public Schools median house value is $198,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Nelson County Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(44 out of 130, top 34%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	14,892 (2010-2014), rank #97
Population Growth	-2.05% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	31.40/sq mi, rank #122
Median Household Income:	$50,131 at 2010-2014—13.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #59
Median House Price:	$198,500 at 2010-2014—23.14% increase since 2005-2009, rank #55
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	470.86 sq mi, rank #32
Water Area:	3.45 sq mi (0.73%), rank #61
State:	Virginia
County:	Nelson County
City:	Nellysford, Wintergreen, Faber, Shipman, Lovingston, Roseland, Schuyler, Wingina, Howardsville, Afton, Arrington, Norwood, Amherst, Gladstone, Tyro, Montebello, Piney River
Zip:	22958, 22967, 22938, 22971, 22949, 22969, 24599, 24562, 22920, 22922, 24581, 24521, 24553, 22976, 24464, 22964
Area:	Charlottesville, VA

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Nelson County Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

84 Courthouse Square

Lovingston VA, 22949, Nelson County

Phone: 434-263-7100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,971	1,992	1,983	1,966	1,976	1,935	2,108
English Language Learner Students:	37	40	44	39	53	63	63
Total Teachers:	158.41	157.24	157.31	125.93	128.86	132.30	133.70
Prekindergarten:	4.00	4.20	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	7.17	8.50	7.41	7.50	7.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary:	60.48	59.98	61.25	46.03	50.23	50.20	51.50
Secondary:	86.76	84.56	84.65	68.40	66.63	69.10	70.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	170.09	161.09	178.00	227.83	229.50	225.90	301.30
Instructional Aides:	30.00	0.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	26.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	19.00	19.00	18.00	17.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.09	2.09	6.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	4.00
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrators:	9.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	8.00
Student Support Services:	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	4.00	27.00
Other Support Services:	89.00	112.00	97.00	131.83	132.50	128.90	183.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.44	12.67	12.61	15.61	15.33	14.63	15.77

Schools

Nelson County High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	6919 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Lovingston VA 22949
Nelson Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	6925 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Lovingston VA 22949
Rockfish River Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	200 Chapel Hollow Rd, Afton VA 22920
Tye River Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5198 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Arrington VA 22922

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
SOL Test
2005	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	77%
2006	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	84%
2007	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	81%
2008	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	84%
2009	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	86%
2010	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	84%
2011	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2012	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	86%
2013	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	72.5%
2005	History	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	90%
2006	History	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	91%
2007	History	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	93%
2008	History	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	93%
2009	History	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	93%
2010	History	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	93%
2011	History	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	85%
2012	History	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	90%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	89%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	91%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	91%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60.5%	65.3%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	89%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	90%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	88%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	88%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	88%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	91%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	89%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	89%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	83.6%
2006	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2007	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	87%
2008	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2009	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2010	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2011	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2012	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2013	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.8%	70.1%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	81%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	84%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	87%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	88%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	89%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	70%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.5%	74.7%
2005	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	85%
2006	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	87%
2007	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	87%
2008	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	89%
2009	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2010	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%
2011	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	89%
2012	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	89%
2013	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	73.3%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	86%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	90%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	91%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	89%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	67%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	69.5%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	81%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	85%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	88%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	87%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.9%	75.6%
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88%	89%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	89%	89%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	87%	87%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81%	86%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	92%	88%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78%	87%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74%	87%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.8%	70.6%
2006	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2007	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84%	84%
2008	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	85%
2009	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2010	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94%	88%
2011	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2012	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2013	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.8%	73.6%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	36%	52%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57%	60%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	88%	73%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	78%
2006	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	82%
2007	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2008	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2009	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2010	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2011	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93%	89%
2012	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	88%
2013	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	74.7%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	36%	44%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	56%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	65%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	71%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	91%	77%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59%	57%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.4%	61.1%
2005	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2006	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2007	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	79%
2008	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89%	83%
2009	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2010	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2011	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	90%
2012	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92%	89%
2013	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	70.9%
2005	History	8th Grade	% met std	81%	82%
2006	History	8th Grade	% met std	85%	81%
2007	History	8th Grade	% met std	93%	82%
2008	History	8th Grade	% met std	91%	83%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	81%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82%	76%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	91%	83%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88%	85%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	82%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	60%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	59.5%	61.9%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	87%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	87%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92%	90%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	90%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	92%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89%	92%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	92%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.4%	76.1%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	87%	91%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65%	85%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80%	89%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	92%	91%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84%	89%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90%	88%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	70.3%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	87%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92%	88%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98%	91%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97%	93%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98%	93%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	98%	95%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	100%	94%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	87%	75%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	76.2%
2005	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	89%	88%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	72%	84%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	83%	88%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	91%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	99%	91%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	91%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	90%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	83%	69%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	94.6%	75.7%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	83%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	80%	83%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	83%	88%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	89%	88%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	94%	88%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	95%	89%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	97%	91%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	94%	92%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	87.7%	82.6%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	91%	88%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	80%	87%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	88%	90%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	91%	92%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	98%	92%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	100%	94%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	100%	93%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	100%	93%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	94.6%	85.8%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	82%	80%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	83%	81%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	83%	85%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	92%	86%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	89%	87%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90%	88%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	94%	90%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	96%	91%
2013	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90.2%	83%
2005	English Reading	End of course	% met std	85%	88%
2006	English Reading	End of course	% met std	88%	90%
2007	English Reading	End of course	% met std	92%	94%
2008	English Reading	End of course	% met std	96%	94%
2009	English Reading	End of course	% met std	96%	95%
2010	English Reading	End of course	% met std	96%	94%
2011	English Reading	End of course	% met std	95%	94%
2012	English Reading	End of course	% met std	92%	93%
2013	English Reading	End of course	% met std	91.2%	88.9%
2005	Geography	End of course	% met std	62%	75%
2006	Geography	End of course	% met std	81%	77%
2007	Geography	End of course	% met std	85%	83%
2008	Geography	End of course	% met std	85%	84%
2009	Geography	End of course	% met std	71%	86%
2010	Geography	End of course	% met std	93%	86%
2011	Geography	End of course	% met std	95%	86%
2012	Geography	End of course	% met std	96%	85%
2013	Geography	End of course	% met std	75%	84.9%
2005	Geometry	End of course	% met std	71%	83%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	66%	83%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	86%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	96%	87%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92%	87%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	88%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92%	86%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	80%	73%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86.1%	75.7%
2005	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	91%	89%
2006	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	86%	91%
2007	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	88%	93%
2008	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	93%	94%
2009	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	93%	95%
2010	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	95%	95%
2011	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	79%	83%
2012	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	84%	84%
2013	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	89.3%	85.7%
2005	World History I	End of course	% met std	79%	85%
2006	World History I	End of course	% met std	81%	84%
2007	World History I	End of course	% met std	87%	89%
2008	World History I	End of course	% met std	91%	91%
2009	World History I	End of course	% met std	86%	92%
2010	World History I	End of course	% met std	92%	93%
2011	World History I	End of course	% met std	81%	81%
2012	World History I	End of course	% met std	85%	85%
2013	World History I	End of course	% met std	86.1%	84.2%
2005	World History II	End of course	% met std	77%	88%
2006	World History II	End of course	% met std	80%	89%
2007	World History II	End of course	% met std	91%	93%
2008	World History II	End of course	% met std	89%	93%
2009	World History II	End of course	% met std	90%	94%
2010	World History II	End of course	% met std	87%	92%
2011	World History II	End of course	% met std	96%	83%
2012	World History II	End of course	% met std	89%	85%
2013	World History II	End of course	% met std	93.2%	85.1%
2005	Writing	End of course	% met std	86%	88%
2006	Writing	End of course	% met std	84%	88%
2007	Writing	End of course	% met std	85%	93%
2008	Writing	End of course	% met std	96%	92%
2009	Writing	End of course	% met std	96%	93%
2010	Writing	End of course	% met std	92%	92%
2011	Writing	End of course	% met std	95%	93%
2012	Writing	End of course	% met std	94%	93%
2013	Writing	End of course	% met std	90.5%	86.9%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$24,256,000	$12,232		$23,911,000	$12,162		$23,766,000	$12,027
Federal:	$2,173,000	$1,096	9.0%	$2,628,000	$1,337	11.0%	$2,608,000	$1,320	11.0%
State:	$7,643,000	$3,854	31.5%	$7,165,000	$3,644	30.0%	$7,702,000	$3,898	32.4%
Local:	$14,440,000	$7,282	59.5%	$14,118,000	$7,181	59.0%	$13,456,000	$6,810	56.6%
Total Expenditures:	$24,616,000	$12,414		$24,026,000	$12,221		$23,905,000	$12,098
Total Current Expenditures:	$22,818,000	$11,507		$22,275,000	$11,330		$22,153,000	$11,211
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,200,000	$6,152	53.5%	$11,926,000	$6,066	53.5%	$11,831,000	$5,987	53.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,429,000	$1,225	10.6%	$2,340,000	$1,190	10.5%	$2,495,000	$1,263	11.3%
Administration:	$2,294,000	$1,157	10.1%	$2,166,000	$1,102	9.7%	$2,275,000	$1,151	10.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,895,000	$2,973	25.8%	$5,843,000	$2,972	26.2%	$5,552,000	$2,810	25.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,096,000	$553		$1,090,000	$554		$1,009,000	$511
Construction:	$660,000	$333		$539,000	$274		$108,000	$55
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$359,000	$181		$359,000	$183		$359,000	$182

Total Salary:	$13,774,000	$6,946		$13,736,000	$6,987		$14,108,000	$7,140
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,366,000	$4,219	60.7%	$8,429,000	$4,287	61.4%	$8,617,000	$4,361	61.1%
Other Salary:	$5,408,000	$2,727	39.3%	$5,307,000	$2,699	38.6%	$5,491,000	$2,779	38.9%
Total Benefit:	$4,752,000	$2,396		$4,423,000	$2,250		$4,495,000	$2,275
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,838,000	$1,431	59.7%	$2,645,000	$1,345	59.8%	$2,661,000	$1,347	59.2%
Other Benefit:	$1,914,000	$965	40.3%	$1,778,000	$904	40.2%	$1,834,000	$928	40.8%

* Nelson County Public Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.