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Potomac High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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
3401 Panther Pride Drive
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone
(703) 441-4200
District
Prince William County Public Schools
County
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2065
Classroom Teachers
125

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.4% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Potomac High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
81%
82%
85%
74%
77%
    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
17
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 596 28.9%
Grade 10 569 27.6%
Grade 11 465 22.5%
Grade 12 435 21.1%
Total 2065 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 11.0% 28.6% 48.2%
Black 47.0% 20.7% 23.2%
Hispanic 32.7% 39.0% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.8% 11.3% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.4% 47.3% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 45.7% 43.2% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 4.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 475,446 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,586.4 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.6% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 151,209 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.7% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 39.3% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.9% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.2% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.4% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 3.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,265 $661,846,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $726 $66,096,000 5.0%
Staff $1,629 $148,433,000 11.3%
General Administration $120 $10,955,000 0.8%
School Administration $897 $81,724,000 6.2%
Operation $933 $84,975,000 6.5%
Transportation $547 $49,801,000 3.8%
Other $246 $22,454,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,098 $464,438,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,064 $188,067,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $14,427 $1,314,351,000 100.0%
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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