Our Division

General Information

• Address: 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902
• Phone: 434-296-5820
• Superintendent: Matthew Haas, Ed.D.
• Region: 5

Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) serves nearly 14,000 students in preschool through Grade 12 in Albemarle County, Virginia, the sixth largest county by area in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A diverse locality of 726 square miles in the heart of Central Virginia, Albemarle County is a blend of primarily rural, but also suburban and urban settings.

Strategic Plan: Horizon 2020

Unleashing Each Student's Potential

Mission

The core purpose of Albemarle County Public Schools is to establish a community of learners and learning, through relationships, relevance and rigor, one student at a time.

Vision

All learners believe in their power to embrace learning, to excel, and to own their future.

Core Values

Excellence • Young People • Community • Respect

Student-Centered Goal

All Albemarle County Public Schools students will graduate having actively mastered the lifelong-learning skills they need to succeed as 21st century learners, workers and citizens.

Objectives

1. We will engage every student.
2. We will implement balanced assessments.
3. We will improve opportunity and achievement.
4. We will create and expand partnerships.
5. We will optimize resources.

Strategic Priorities

• Create a culture of high expectations for all.
• Identify and remove practices that perpetuate the achievement gap.
• Maximize opportunities for students at all levels to identify and develop personal interests.

Strategic Planning

Schools

• 15 elementary schools (PK-5)
• 5 middle schools (6-8)
• 3 high schools (9-12)
• 1 community charter school (6-12)
• 4 high school career academies (9-12)
• 1 high school center specializing in project-based learning (9-12)
• 1 education center specializing in short-term intervention (6-12)
• 1 special education center designed to support the transition from school to adult life (serves students aged 18-22)
• 1 regional technical education center (9-12)
• 1 regional center serving special education students (K-12)
• 1 regional center serving students with emotional disabilities (K-12)

Our Schools | School Fact Sheets

Virginia School Quality Profiles

For every school division and school in the Commonwealth, the Virginia Department of Education provides a School Quality Profile containing information about student achievement, college and career readiness, program completion, school safety, teacher quality, and other topics of interest to parents and the general public.

Albemarle County Public Schools Quality Profile

Employees, 2020-21

• 1,342 teachers (including classroom teachers, speech pathologists, school counselors, instructional coaches, and librarians)
  • 69% hold advanced degrees
  • 2% are National Board Certified
  • Average years of teaching experience: 14
• 1,172 classified employees (including school and department leadership, teaching assistants, bus drivers, custodians, maintenance, food service staff, office associates, human resources, and other support staff)

Student Enrollment: Fall Membership, 2020-21

• All Students: 13,532 (Grades PK-12)
• Economically Disadvantaged: 31.7% (4,287 students)
• English Learners: 10.1% (1,361 students)
• Students with Disabilities: 12.4% (1,677 students)

Albemarle County Public Schools Quality Profile: Enrollment

International Diversity of Our Student Population, 2020-21

• Countries of Origin: 95
• Home Languages Spoken: 75

Graduating Class of 2020

Students Earning an Advanced Studies Diploma

Division: 62.5% (previously 64%)
State: 51.8% (previously 51.5%)

On-Time Graduation Rate (Four-Year Cohort)

Division: 93.3%* (previously 94.4%)
State: 92.3% (previously 91.5%)

*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting for on-time graduation was delayed at two of our high schools. The on-time graduation rate posted here reflects updated reporting and will not match state data.

Dropout Rate

Division: 4.6% (previously 4.1%)
State: 5.1% (previously 5.6%)

Post-Graduation Plans (Self-Reported)

• Continuing education, military, employment, or another endeavor: 13.9% (132 students)
• 2-year college: 24.8% (236 students)
• 4-year college: 61.3% (583 students)

Advanced Programs Participation, 2019-20

• Advanced Placement (AP) Test Taken: 11.94% of high school students (previously 22.94%)
• AP Course Enrollment: 37.15% of high school students (previously 37.17%)
• Dual Enrollment: 21.15% of high school students (previously 21.84%)

Data Spotlight

• Average number of meals served daily, including breakfast and lunch (Stage 3): 7,758
• School bus miles traveled daily (Stage 3): 14,109, including 2,732 for meal delivery
• Average Class Size (Source: 2020-21 Class Size Report)
  • Elementary – 17.88
  • Middle – 20.3
  • High – 20.9
• Student-to-Computer Ratio:
  • 1:1 with tablets for Grades K-2
  • 1:1 with laptops for Grades 3-12
• Children served by our Families in Crisis Program, 2019-20: Approximately 300
  (Note: About 100 fewer children were served in 2019-20 than in the previous school year. We attribute the reduction to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closing in March 2020, and suspended evictions and foreclosures.)

Budget Snapshot

Operating Budget (Adopted)

• 2020-2021: $193,741,120
• 2019-2020: $195,478,605
• 2018-2019: $186,800,503

Per Pupil Expenses (Adopted)

• 2020-2021: $13,609
• 2019-2020: $14,234
• 2018-2019: $13,635

Fiscal Services