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Pittsylvania County Public Schools

At a glance

23^rdof 131 Virginia districts▼ 9

Better than 82% of Virginia districts

Elementary 10 Middle 4 High 4Grades PK, KG-12

39 Bank St SE
Chatham, VA 24531·(434) 432-2761·All Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 82.4% of districts

Schools

7,830

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMount Airy Elementary158^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Brosville Elementary up 97 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mount Airy Elementary 9.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Pittsylvania County Public Schools is a mostly rural Virginia district serving 7,830 students across 18 schools—10 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high schools—that earns a 4-star rating and ranks #23 out of 131 Virginia districts. The district is notable for achieving above-average results while serving a high-poverty population: every school has a free/reduced-price lunch rate between 83% and 89%, yet several schools consistently earn 4 or 5 stars. Per-pupil spending ranges from $7,363 at Twin Springs Elementary to $14,245 at Mount Airy Elementary, and smaller schools generally spend more per student.

Among the high schools, Tunstall High is the clear standout—ranked #32 in Virginia with a 96.4% graduation rate, a 2.5% dropout rate, and 100% Algebra II proficiency, all while spending a relatively modest $8,345 per student. Chatham Middle is the strongest middle school, ranking in the 83rd percentile with 100% Algebra I proficiency and an 85.7% science pass rate, and its 6.3% chronic absenteeism is far below the other middle schools. At the elementary level, Union Hall Elementary reached #8 in Virginia in 2024-25 with just 2.9% chronic absenteeism and 100% 5th grade math proficiency, while Southside Elementary posted 100% in 4th grade math and 98.3% in 4th grade reading. Mount Airy Elementary, the district's smallest school at 141 students, has the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.4) and ranks in the 86th percentile.

The district's biggest challenges are concentrated in three areas. Chronic absenteeism is far higher in high schools (20.1%-22.2%) than elementary schools (some below 7%). Early-grade reading is a concern at several schools, including Union Hall (59.5% in 3rd grade reading) and Brosville Elementary (51.4%). And while Algebra I pass rates are excellent, general 8th grade math proficiency is weak at Dan River Middle (29.3%) and Gretna Middle (37.5%), suggesting many grade-level students struggle even as advanced students thrive.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)				SOL Geometry (2026)					SOL Algebra I (2026)					SOL Algebra II (2026)			SOL Mathematics (2026)					SOL Chemistry (2026)	SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)										SOL VA and US History (2026)				SOL World History I (2026)					SOL World History II (2026)				SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 12th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tunstall Middle	Public	6-8	1160 Tunstall High Rd.	Dry Fork	24549	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-7086	609	42	14.6	86.0%	426 (70.0%)	92 (15.1%)	68 (11.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	76	66^th of 416 public middle schools	84.1%		74.3	93^rd of 419 public middle schools	77.8%	27					≥ 50%					96.9											78.1	60.5							75.0								82.0	80.2	83.4																		89.6		$8,034	$445	$7,589
Chatham Middle	Public	6-8	11650 US Highway 29 North	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 432-2169	406	37	11.0	85.2%	259 (63.8%)	102 (25.1%)	25 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	75.6	71^st of 416 public middle schools	82.9%		78.1	59^th of 419 public middle schools	85.9%	12					≥ 50%					100.0											80.4	68.0							85.7								81.4	78.3	81.5																		79.6		$10,549	$1,331	$9,218
Chatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 Chatham Elementary Lane	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 432-6461	236	23	10.2	86.0%	153 (64.8%)	53 (22.5%)	24 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	59.8	479^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.9%		56.9	519^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.2%	40																		80.6	77.8	82.4								88.2						75.0	63.0	76.5																						51.9	$13,639	$1,583	$12,056
Chatham High	Public	9-12	100 Cavalier Cir	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 432-8305	609	37	16.3	84.6%	396 (65.0%)	155 (25.5%)	42 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	67.1	106^th of 331 public high schools	68.0%		69.5	92^nd of 328 public high schools	72.0%	14	< 50%	343.0	84.9	95.0		91.4	< 50%	≥ 50%			96.3	≥ 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		≥ 50%						≥ 50%	50.0	79.8	399.0	≥ 50%			74.0	416.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%							< 50%	370.0	93.8	416.0	< 50%	363.0	380.0	400.0		71.9	408.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		382.0	≥ 50%	< 50%			$9,375	$613	$8,762
Dan River Middle	Public	6-8	5875 Kentuck Rd.	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 822-6027	438	42	10.4	85.4%	263 (60.0%)	140 (32.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	59.3	176^th of 416 public middle schools	57.7%		65.8	136^th of 419 public middle schools	67.5%	40										90.1											79.7	29.3							71.7								78.9	79.2	74.3																		72.8		$10,651	$602	$10,049
Dan River High	Public	9-12	100 Dan River Wildcat Cir	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 822-7081	583	42	13.9	85.6%	325 (55.7%)	200 (34.3%)	25 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)	66.8	108^th of 331 public high schools	67.4%		66	111^th of 328 public high schools	66.2%	3	< 50%	410.0	85.4	92.9		86.2	< 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%		92.7	86.7	423.0	≥ 50%		≥ 50%								50.0	89.3	423.0	≥ 50%			73.3	64.3	< 50%	≥ 50%								61.5	96.0	431.0		378.0	371.0	412.0		66.0	77.8	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		57.1					$9,774	$633	$9,141
Gretna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Franklin Blvd South	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1808	493	36	13.6	83.0%	332 (67.3%)	131 (26.6%)	20 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	53	579^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.9%		68.3	372^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	66.5%	207																		65.1	82.5	79.0								66.1						69.9	71.9	74.2																						75.4	$7,955	$981	$6,974
Gretna Middle	Public	6-8	201 Coffey Street	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1804	385	37	10.4	84.9%	262 (68.1%)	86 (22.3%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	60.4	164^th of 416 public middle schools	60.6%		57.8	190^th of 419 public middle schools	54.7%	26					≥ 50%					97.2											77.0	37.5							62.4								80.0	80.7	75.0									≥ 50%									72.8		$11,694	$1,137	$10,557
Gretna High	Public	9-12	100 Gretna Hawk Cir	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 630-1800	507	40	12.6	85.4%	335 (66.1%)	141 (27.8%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	53.2	183^rd of 331 public high schools	44.7%		62.3	128^th of 328 public high schools	61.0%	55	< 50%	392.0	72.6	84.6		95.7	≥ 50%	< 50%	< 50%		77.8	419.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%										357.0	84.8	66.7	≥ 50%			77.8	423.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%							< 50%	403.0	82.2	448.0		371.0	403.0	405.0		65.0	88.9	483.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	380.0	< 50%				$10,485	$1,287	$9,198
John L. Hurt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Prospect Rd	Hurt	24563	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1812	257	19	13.5	87.5%	175 (68.1%)	63 (24.5%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	81.5	179^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.9%		78.9	231^st of 1110 public elementary schools	79.2%	52																		78.4	82.2	88.2								91.2						81.1	93.3	91.2																						84.4	$9,743	$850	$8,893
Kentuck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kentuck Elementary Cir	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 822-5944	478	34	14.0	87.2%	315 (65.9%)	113 (23.6%)	25 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	67.1	388^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.1%		68	375^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.2%	13																		92.3	82.6	81.0								74.1						83.3	76.7	79.3																						61.6	$8,637	$1,102	$7,535
Mount Airy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Mt Airy Elementary Cir	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1816	141	15	9.4	85.8%	80 (56.7%)	43 (30.5%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	83	158^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.3	173^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	84.4%	15																		85.0	84.6	96.4								92.9						75.0	84.6	85.7																						84.6	$13,213	$2,062	$11,151
Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 East Witt Rd	Blairs	24527	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 836-0006	428	33	12.9	83.6%	255 (59.6%)	132 (30.8%)	19 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	76.5	265^th of 1111 public elementary schools	76.1%		87.8	77^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.1%	188																		67.2	100.0	92.9								82.6						62.1	98.3	90.0																						87.9	$8,925	$1,117	$7,809
Stony Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Stony Mill Elementary Cir	Danville	24541	Danville city	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 685-7545	440	31	14.1	83.6%	295 (67.0%)	61 (13.9%)	54 (12.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	44.5	685^th of 1111 public elementary schools	38.3%		63.4	437^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.6%	248																		85.7	76.7	66.1								64.3						61.2	72.1	64.3																						61.6	$8,250	$570	$7,680
Tunstall High	Public	9-12	100 Trojan Cir	Dry Fork	24549	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-7111	800	56	14.2	85.9%	563 (70.4%)	125 (15.6%)	76 (9.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	78.7	32^nd of 331 public high schools	90.3%		80.5	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%	11		424.0	91.7	61.1		95.4	397.0	≥ 50%			91.9	414.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%						≥ 50%		85.2	405.0	≥ 50%			84.5	< 50%	≥ 50%									462.0	95.2	458.0		≥ 50%	393.0	≥ 50%		81.8	80.0				≥ 50%	≥ 50%				$8,847	$412	$8,435
Union Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Union Hall Cir	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 724-7010	183	17	10.7	85.8%	129 (70.5%)	34 (18.6%)	10 (5.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	75	278^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.0%		94.3	8^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.3%	270																		73.0	90.0	100.0								96.3						59.5	90.0	88.9																						93.3	$12,113	$1,792	$10,321
Twin Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Twin Springs Elem Cir	Danville	24540	Danville city	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 724-2666	618	41	15.0	84.1%	412 (66.7%)	128 (20.7%)	46 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	71.3	334^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.9%		77.9	248^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.7%	86																		86.5	83.6	78.9								73.3						77.5	82.7	80.0																						77.3	$7,812	$212	$7,600
Pittsylvania Vocational-Technical Center	Public		11700 US Highway 29	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 432-9416	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pittsylvania Regional Alternative School/STEM Academy	Public		956 Woodlawn Academy Road	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(434) 432-8185	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Brosville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Bulldog Ln.	Danville	24541	Danville city	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 685-7787	219	19	11.5	88.6%	136 (62.1%)	67 (30.6%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	58.5	500^th of 1111 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.9	597^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.2%	97																		71.4	84.9	73.2								73.2						51.4	84.9	85.0																						72.7	$10,891	$1,445	$9,446
Victory Academy/Ready for Success	Public		326 South Main Street	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 432-2761	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Danville City Public Schools	7.58 mi	18	116^th
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	9.63 mi	23
Henry County Public Schools	10.39 mi	13	91^st
Virginia Department of Corrections	10.89 mi	62
Regional Alternative/Pittsylvania County	11.39 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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