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Harrisonburg City Public Schools is located close to the center of Virginia. Harrisonburg City Public Schools has 17.42 square miles of land area and 0.06 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Harrisonburg City Public Schools population is 50,821. Harrisonburg City Public Schools median household income is $38,807 in 2010-2014. Harrisonburg City Public Schools median house value is $200,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Harrisonburg City Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(97 out of 130, bottom 25%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	50,821 (2010-2014), rank #36
Population Growth	15.55% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,908.05/sq mi, rank #10
Median Household Income:	$38,807 at 2010-2014—15.54% increase since 2005-2009, rank #103
Median House Price:	$200,700 at 2010-2014—1.98% increase since 2005-2009, rank #53
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	17.42 sq mi, rank #110
Water Area:	0.06 sq mi (0.33%), rank #127
State:	Virginia
County:	Harrisonburg City County
City:	Harrisonburg
Zip:	22802, 22801, 22807
Area:	Harrisonburg, VA

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Harrisonburg City Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

One Court Square

Harrisonburg VA, 22801, Harrisonburg City County

Phone: 540-434-9916

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,390	5,211	4,793	4,621	4,594	4,523	4,528
English Language Learner Students:	1,727	1,709	1,710	1,688	1,733	1,744	1,700
Total Teachers:	477.89	472.98	450.61	348.67	340.34	338.30	317.80
Prekindergarten:	13.00	12.45	11.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00
Kindergarten:	31.67	29.45	24.70	25.00	24.00	23.00	22.00
Elementary:	217.56	222.35	200.34	138.95	137.20	136.00	127.50
Secondary:	215.66	208.73	214.57	178.72	173.14	172.30	161.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	350.75	331.75	289.67	468.65	515.68	543.60	368.90
Instructional Aides:	99.00	107.00	103.50	115.50	105.00	110.00	112.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	12.75	12.75	7.75	60.50	53.50	63.50	56.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	12.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	7.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	8.00
Library/Media Support:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	6.00
District Administrators:	5.00	3.00	8.00	7.00	8.00	10.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	19.50	19.00	16.50	15.00	22.00	18.00	14.00
School Administrators:	19.00	19.00	19.00	21.00	20.50	21.00	16.00
School Administrative Support:	28.00	28.00	30.67	31.00	31.00	32.00	26.00
Student Support Services:	5.50	5.50	14.75	27.00	106.00	67.00	9.50
Other Support Services:	129.00	104.50	56.50	158.65	135.68	187.10	103.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.28	11.02	10.64	13.25	13.50	13.37	14.25

Schools

Harrisonburg High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1001 Garbers Church Rd, Harrisonburg VA 22801
Keister Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	100 Maryland Ave, Harrisonburg VA 22801
Skyline Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	470 Linda Ln, Harrisonburg VA 22802
Smithland Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	474 Linda Ln, Harrisonburg VA 22802
Spotswood Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	400 Mountain View Dr, Harrisonburg VA 22801
Stone Spring Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	1575 Peach Grove Ave, Harrisonburg VA 22801
Thomas Harrison Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	1311 West Market St, Harrisonburg VA 22801
Waterman Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	451 Chicago Ave, Harrisonburg VA 22802

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
SOL Test
2005	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2006	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	84%
2007	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	81%
2008	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	84%
2009	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	86%
2010	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	84%
2011	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	83%
2012	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	86%
2013	English Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.7%	72.5%
2005	History	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	90%
2006	History	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	91%
2007	History	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	93%
2008	History	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	93%
2009	History	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	93%
2010	History	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%
2011	History	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	85%
2012	History	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	87%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	88%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	90%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	89%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	91%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	91%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53.1%	65.3%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	89%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	90%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	88%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	88%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	91%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	89%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	75.5%	83.6%
2006	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	87%
2007	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	87%
2008	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	88%
2009	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	88%
2010	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	88%
2011	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	87%
2012	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2013	English Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.6%	70.1%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	78%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	81%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	84%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	87%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	88%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	89%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	70%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.3%	74.7%
2005	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	85%
2006	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2007	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	87%
2008	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	89%
2009	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84%	92%
2010	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	91%
2011	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	89%
2012	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	89%
2013	English Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.7%	73.3%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	83%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	86%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	88%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	90%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	91%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	89%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	67%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	49.3%	69.5%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	81%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	85%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	88%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	88%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	88%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	88%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66.8%	75.6%
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88%	91%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82%	89%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	86%	89%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81%	87%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74%	86%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81%	88%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	86%	87%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	70.6%
2006	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	83%
2007	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	84%
2008	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	85%
2009	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	87%
2010	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83%	88%
2011	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79%	87%
2012	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77%	89%
2013	English Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.5%	73.6%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	52%	52%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62%	60%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	73%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	73%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	74%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	78%
2006	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	82%
2007	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74%	83%
2008	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2009	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89%	89%
2010	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	89%
2011	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82%	89%
2012	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	88%
2013	English Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.1%	74.7%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	35%	44%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54%	56%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	65%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41%	57%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	45.8%	61.1%
2005	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2006	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2007	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	79%
2008	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2009	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2010	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90%	89%
2011	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86%	90%
2012	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	89%
2013	English Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.9%	70.9%
2005	History	8th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2006	History	8th Grade	% met std	82%	81%
2007	History	8th Grade	% met std	73%	82%
2008	History	8th Grade	% met std	77%	83%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	79%	81%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	85%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86%	87%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	91%	82%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	60%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	36.1%	61.9%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	87%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	89%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	90%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	90%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84%	92%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	91%	92%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86%	92%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.1%	76.1%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86%	91%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	85%	88%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78%	89%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86%	91%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86%	89%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80%	88%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	59.6%	70.3%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	87%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88%	88%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94%	91%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95%	93%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94%	93%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	96%	95%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92%	94%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70%	75%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80.2%	76.2%
2005	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	88%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	90%	84%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	89%	88%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	95%	91%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93%	91%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	88%	91%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	86%	90%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	69%	69%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	71.7%	75.7%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	85%	83%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	82%	83%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	88%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	90%	88%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	86%	88%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	92%	89%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	88%	91%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	85%	92%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	68%	82.6%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	89%	88%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	93%	87%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	92%	90%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	91%	92%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	88%	92%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	96%	94%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	93%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	92%	93%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	81.2%	85.8%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	75%	80%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	72%	81%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	83%	85%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	88%	86%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	87%	87%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	87%	88%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	81%	90%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	79%	91%
2013	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	76.6%	83%
2005	English Reading	End of course	% met std	87%	88%
2006	English Reading	End of course	% met std	86%	90%
2007	English Reading	End of course	% met std	91%	94%
2008	English Reading	End of course	% met std	94%	94%
2009	English Reading	End of course	% met std	91%	95%
2010	English Reading	End of course	% met std	90%	94%
2011	English Reading	End of course	% met std	89%	94%
2012	English Reading	End of course	% met std	85%	93%
2013	English Reading	End of course	% met std	73.7%	88.9%
2005	Geography	End of course	% met std	63%	75%
2006	Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	77%
2007	Geography	End of course	% met std	80%	83%
2008	Geography	End of course	% met std	80%	84%
2009	Geography	End of course	% met std	93%	86%
2010	Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	86%
2011	Geography	End of course	% met std	74%	86%
2012	Geography	End of course	% met std	77%	85%
2013	Geography	End of course	% met std	63.2%	84.9%
2005	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92%	83%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	80%	83%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	91%	86%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	87%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	87%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92%	88%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	89%	86%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	70%	73%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	68.9%	75.7%
2005	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	88%	89%
2006	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	89%	91%
2007	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	89%	93%
2008	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	91%	94%
2009	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	94%	95%
2010	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	93%	95%
2011	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	71%	83%
2012	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	73%	84%
2013	VA and US History	End of course	% met std	68.5%	85.7%
2005	World History I	End of course	% met std	92%	85%
2006	World History I	End of course	% met std	86%	84%
2007	World History I	End of course	% met std	90%	89%
2008	World History I	End of course	% met std	92%	91%
2009	World History I	End of course	% met std	91%	92%
2010	World History I	End of course	% met std	94%	93%
2011	World History I	End of course	% met std	71%	81%
2012	World History I	End of course	% met std	69%	85%
2013	World History I	End of course	% met std	74.9%	84.2%
2005	World History II	End of course	% met std	99%	88%
2006	World History II	End of course	% met std	97%	89%
2007	World History II	End of course	% met std	98%	93%
2008	World History II	End of course	% met std	98%	93%
2009	World History II	End of course	% met std	98%	94%
2010	World History II	End of course	% met std	98%	92%
2011	World History II	End of course	% met std	82%	83%
2012	World History II	End of course	% met std	82%	85%
2013	World History II	End of course	% met std	82%	85.1%
2005	Writing	End of course	% met std	88%	88%
2006	Writing	End of course	% met std	91%	88%
2007	Writing	End of course	% met std	92%	93%
2008	Writing	End of course	% met std	91%	92%
2009	Writing	End of course	% met std	88%	93%
2010	Writing	End of course	% met std	92%	92%
2011	Writing	End of course	% met std	91%	93%
2012	Writing	End of course	% met std	86%	93%
2013	Writing	End of course	% met std	79.2%	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:	$62,431,000	$13,025		$58,699,000	$12,703		$59,626,000	$12,979
Federal:	$6,415,000	$1,338	10.3%	$6,773,000	$1,466	11.5%	$6,905,000	$1,503	11.6%
State:	$24,757,000	$5,165	39.7%	$22,527,000	$4,875	38.4%	$21,994,000	$4,788	36.9%
Local:	$31,259,000	$6,522	50.1%	$29,399,000	$6,362	50.1%	$30,727,000	$6,689	51.5%
Total Expenditures:	$64,694,000	$13,498		$60,733,000	$13,143		$60,441,000	$13,157
Total Current Expenditures:	$56,534,000	$11,795		$53,767,000	$11,635		$53,226,000	$11,586
Instructional Expenditures:	$35,737,000	$7,456	63.2%	$34,831,000	$7,538	64.8%	$34,726,000	$7,559	65.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,993,000	$1,459	12.4%	$5,939,000	$1,285	11.0%	$6,090,000	$1,326	11.4%
Administration:	$4,608,000	$961	8.2%	$4,120,000	$892	7.7%	$4,104,000	$893	7.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,196,000	$1,919	16.3%	$8,877,000	$1,921	16.5%	$8,306,000	$1,808	15.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,868,000	$598		$1,656,000	$358		$1,741,000	$379
Construction:	$1,972,000	$411		$340,000	$74		$43,000	$9
Total Other:	$220,000	$46		$220,000	$48		$286,000	$62
Interest on Debt:	$2,683,000	$560		$2,683,000	$581		$2,683,000	$584

Total Salary:	$35,184,000	$7,341		$33,890,000	$7,334		$33,955,000	$7,391
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$24,768,000	$5,168	70.4%	$24,385,000	$5,277	72.0%	$24,418,000	$5,315	71.9%
Other Salary:	$10,416,000	$2,173	29.6%	$9,505,000	$2,057	28.0%	$9,537,000	$2,076	28.1%
Total Benefit:	$11,221,000	$2,341		$9,882,000	$2,138		$10,689,000	$2,327
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,859,000	$1,640	70.0%	$7,022,000	$1,520	71.1%	$7,592,000	$1,653	71.0%
Other Benefit:	$3,362,000	$701	30.0%	$2,860,000	$619	28.9%	$3,097,000	$674	29.0%

* Harrisonburg City Public Schools was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.