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Chatham Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
245 Chatham Elementary Lane
Chatham, VA 24531
Phone
(434) 432-6461
District
Pittsylvania County Public Schools
County
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
234
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.0% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Chatham Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
68%
78%
66%
85%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
74%
71%
76%
73%
71%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
67%
69%
65%
71%
69%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 7.7%
Kindergarten 39 16.7%
Grade 1 32 13.7%
Grade 2 42 17.9%
Grade 3 29 12.4%
Grade 4 48 20.5%
Grade 5 26 11.1%
Total 234 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.7% 68.7% 48.2%
Black 26.8% 24.6% 23.2%
Hispanic 12.1% 6.1% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.6% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.3% 81.0% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 80.3% 81.0% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 60,541 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 62.5 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.4% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.9% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 23.5% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 24,487 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.2% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.0% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.8% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.3% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.7% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 12.7% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,336 $58,090,000 59.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $578 $4,573,000 4.6%
Staff $427 $3,378,000 3.4%
General Administration $324 $2,564,000 2.6%
School Administration $755 $5,975,000 6.1%
Operation $1,216 $9,632,000 9.8%
Transportation $718 $5,684,000 5.8%
Other $103 $816,000 0.8%
Total Support $4,120 $32,622,000 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $973 $7,701,000 7.8%
Total Expenditures $12,429 $98,413,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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