| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 16.15 | Falls Church City Public Schools / 11,465 |
| 2. | 15.86 | Arlington County Public Schools / 197,467 |
| 3. | 15.28 | Alexandria City Public Schools / 133,647 |
| 4. | 15.22 | Fairfax County Public Schools / 1,048,554 |
| 5. | 15.11 | Loudoun County Public Schools / 291,653 |
| 6. | 15.06 | Fairfax City Public Schools / 22,058 |
| 7. | 14.88 | Albemarle County Public Schools / 96,633 |
| 8. | 14.68 | James City County Public Schools / 64,386 |
| 9. | 14.64 | York County Public Schools / 64,846 |
| 10. | 14.63 | Williamsburg City Public Schools / 13,421 |
| 11. | 14.40 | Charlottesville City Public Schools / 42,267 |
| 12. | 14.32 | Quantico Marine Corps Center School District / 9,408 |
| 13. | 14.30 | Poquoson City Public Schools / 12,099 |
| 14. | 14.30 | Dahlgren Department of Defense School District / 1,743 |
| 15. | 14.21 | Montgomery County Public Schools / 92,527 |
| 16. | 14.09 | Henrico County Public Schools / 300,053 |
| 17. | 14.08 | Stafford County Public Schools / 122,047 |
| 18. | 14.06 | Lexington City Public Schools / 6,990 |
| 18. | 14.06 | Name N/A / 6,990 |
| 20. | 14.05 | Prince William County Public Schools / 372,547 |
| 21. | 14.02 | Virginia Beach City Public Schools / 435,996 |
| 22. | 13.95 | Chesterfield County Public Schools / 308,633 |
| 23. | 13.92 | Radford City Public Schools / 16,318 |
| 24. | 13.88 | Hanover County Public Schools / 99,172 |
| 25. | 13.85 | Roanoke County Public Schools / 91,583 |
| 26. | 13.77 | Fauquier County Public Schools / 64,546 |
| 27. | 13.69 | King George County Public Schools / 21,051 |
| 28. | 13.68 | Chesapeake City Public Schools / 219,268 |
| 29. | 13.65 | Spotsylvania County Public Schools / 120,212 |
| 30. | 13.63 | Fredericksburg City Public Schools / 23,375 |
| 31. | 13.57 | Clarke County Public Schools / 14,013 |
| 32. | 13.54 | Salem City Public Schools / 24,641 |
| 33. | 13.50 | Rappahannock County Public Schools / 7,376 |
| 34. | 13.46 | Newport News City Public Schools / 181,822 |
| 35. | 13.44 | Middlesex County Public Schools / 10,831 |
| 36. | 13.39 | Hampton City Public Schools / 139,046 |
| 37. | 13.37 | Richmond City Public Schools / 201,828 |
| 38. | 13.36 | West Point Town Public Schools / 3,236 |
| 39. | 13.33 | Isle of Wight County Public Schools / 34,762 |
| 40. | 13.31 | Fluvanna County Public Schools / 25,308 |
| 41. | 13.30 | Lynchburg City Public Schools / 73,726 |
| 42. | 13.30 | Botetourt County Public Schools / 32,867 |
| 43. | 13.26 | Suffolk City Public Schools / 82,544 |
| 44. | 13.25 | Harrisonburg City Public Schools / 47,406 |
| 45. | 13.22 | Goochland County Public Schools / 21,136 |
| 46. | 13.20 | Norfolk City Public Schools / 242,143 |
| 47. | 13.20 | Winchester City Public Schools / 25,953 |
| 48. | 13.20 | Staunton City Public Schools / 23,806 |
| 49. | 13.20 | Lancaster County Public Schools / 11,478 |
| 50. | 13.19 | Manassas City Public Schools / 36,067 |
| 51. | 13.18 | Bedford County Public Schools / 67,697 |
| 52. | 13.14 | Northumberland County Public Schools / 12,419 |
| 53. | 13.12 | Colonial Heights City Public Schools / 17,472 |
| 54. | 13.11 | New Kent County Public Schools / 17,655 |
| 55. | 13.08 | Bedford City Public Schools / 6,177 |
| 56. | 13.04 | Frederick County Public Schools / 75,835 |
| 57. | 13.02 | Gloucester County Public Schools / 36,610 |
| 58. | 13.01 | Mathews County Public Schools / 9,004 |
| 59. | 12.95 | Prince George County Public Schools / 35,129 |
| 60. | 12.94 | Orange County Public Schools / 32,730 |
| 61. | 12.94 | Culpeper County Public Schools / 45,749 |
| 62. | 12.94 | Warren County Public Schools / 37,044 |
| 63. | 12.91 | Roanoke City Public Schools / 95,793 |
| 64. | 12.87 | King William County Public Schools / 12,273 |
| 65. | 12.85 | Portsmouth City Public Schools / 96,785 |
| 66. | 12.83 | Colonial Beach Town Public Schools / 3,496 |
| 67. | 12.82 | Norton City Public Schools / 3,886 |
| 68. | 12.81 | Manassas Park City Public Schools / 13,195 |
| 69. | 12.81 | Powhatan County Public Schools / 27,758 |
| 70. | 12.80 | Washington County Public Schools / 54,322 |
| 71. | 12.79 | Madison County Public Schools / 13,342 |
| 72. | 12.79 | Waynesboro City Public Schools / 20,885 |
| 73. | 12.77 | Bristol City Public Schools / 17,704 |
| 74. | 12.74 | Nelson County Public Schools / 14,989 |
| 75. | 12.74 | Rockbridge County Public Schools / 22,217 |
| 76. | 12.73 | Augusta County Public Schools / 73,201 |
| 77. | 12.70 | Shenandoah County Public Schools / 41,468 |
| 78. | 12.70 | Martinsville City Public Schools / 14,029 |
| 79. | 12.69 | Campbell County Public Schools / 54,174 |
| 80. | 12.68 | Greene County Public Schools / 18,082 |
| 81. | 12.64 | Craig County Public Schools / 5,173 |
| 82. | 12.63 | Rockingham County Public Schools / 74,922 |
| 83. | 12.62 | Floyd County Public Schools / 15,030 |
| 84. | 12.62 | Louisa County Public Schools / 32,248 |
| 85. | 12.60 | Prince Edward County Public Schools / 22,723 |
| 86. | 12.60 | Alleghany County Public Schools / 16,406 |
| 87. | 12.57 | Giles County Public Schools / 17,205 |
| 88. | 12.57 | Franklin City Public Schools / 8,549 |
| 89. | 12.57 | Accomack County Public Schools / 34,066 |
| 90. | 12.56 | Caroline County Public Schools / 27,844 |
| 91. | 12.55 | Northampton County Public Schools / 12,572 |
| 92. | 12.54 | Bland County Public Schools / 6,873 |
| 93. | 12.53 | Franklin County Public Schools / 54,938 |
| 94. | 12.52 | Essex County Public Schools / 10,901 |
| 95. | 12.47 | Amherst County Public Schools / 32,315 |
| 96. | 12.47 | Pulaski County Public Schools / 34,963 |
| 97. | 12.46 | Danville City Public Schools / 43,787 |
| 98. | 12.40 | Covington City Public Schools / 5,989 |
| 99. | 12.38 | Surry County Public Schools / 7,039 |
| 100. | 12.37 | Wythe County Public Schools / 29,005 |
| 101. | 12.35 | Highland County Public Schools / 2,395 |
| 102. | 12.33 | Westmoreland County Public Schools / 13,741 |
| 103. | 12.31 | Appomattox County Public Schools / 14,653 |
| 104. | 12.28 | Tazewell County Public Schools / 44,706 |
| 105. | 12.28 | Amelia County Public Schools / 12,517 |
| 106. | 12.24 | Smyth County Public Schools / 32,383 |
| 107. | 12.22 | Pittsylvania County Public Schools / 63,147 |
| 108. | 12.21 | Buena Vista City Public Schools / 6,653 |
| 109. | 12.19 | Mecklenburg County Public Schools / 32,774 |
| 110. | 12.19 | Dinwiddie County Public Schools / 27,449 |
| 111. | 12.19 | Galax City Public Schools / 6,936 |
| 112. | 12.16 | Bath County Public Schools / 4,779 |
| 113. | 12.14 | Charlotte County Public Schools / 12,644 |
| 114. | 12.13 | Halifax County Public Schools / 36,311 |
| 115. | 12.12 | Hopewell City Public Schools / 22,506 |
| 116. | 12.12 | Southampton County Public Schools / 18,493 |
| 117. | 12.11 | Emporia City Public Schools / 5,822 |
| 118. | 12.08 | Petersburg City Public Schools / 32,303 |
| 119. | 12.03 | Charles City County Public Schools / 7,205 |
| 120. | 12.02 | Nottoway County Public Schools / 15,819 |
| 121. | 12.00 | Henry County Public Schools / 54,860 |
| 122. | 12.00 | Lee County Public Schools / 25,434 |
| 123. | 11.99 | Cumberland County Public Schools / 9,855 |
| 124. | 11.98 | Carroll County Public Schools / 29,985 |
| 125. | 11.97 | Patrick County Public Schools / 18,643 |
| 126. | 11.97 | King and Queen County Public Schools / 6,926 |
| 127. | 11.97 | Grayson County Public Schools / 15,855 |
| 128. | 11.95 | Scott County Public Schools / 23,234 |
| 129. | 11.93 | Richmond County Public Schools / 9,328 |
| 130. | 11.88 | Russell County Public Schools / 28,842 |
| 131. | 11.86 | Wise County Public Schools / 41,496 |
| 132. | 11.85 | Page County Public Schools / 24,116 |
| 133. | 11.81 | Lunenburg County Public Schools / 12,968 |
| 134. | 11.73 | Brunswick County Public Schools / 17,707 |
| 135. | 11.61 | Sussex County Public Schools / 12,167 |
| 136. | 11.47 | Buchanan County Public Schools / 24,459 |
| 137. | 11.43 | Greensville County Public Schools / 12,181 |
| 138. | 11.40 | Dickenson County Public Schools / 15,966 |
| 139. | 11.32 | Buckingham County Public Schools / 16,874 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
