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Rappahannock is ranked seventh in ability to pay for education out of 95 Virginia counties and 92nd in performance, according to "Facing Up 13,” a summary of statist|cal data on Virginia’s 'public schools released by the State Department of Education.
Rappahannock’s composite index figure for 197678 of local capacity to pay for education is 1.3. This means that the county has to contribute half—or 66 cents—out of every dollar spent for education.
(The local composite index is computed through a complex formula which includes local sales tax revenues, average daily school attendance, “true value” of real estate, personal income and population figures versus state figures for all of the same items. Primary weight in the formula is attached to “true value” of real estate.)
Counties which must pay a higher share of every educational dollar include Arlington and Surry with composite indexes of 2.0, Fauquier and Highland with indexes of 1.5 and New Kent and Lancaster with indexes of 1.4.
By comparison, Culpeper’s index is 1.0, Greene’s .53, Madison’s .86, Orange’s 1.0, and Warren’s 1.1.
“Wealth per child” in Rappahannock is figured at $138,523—fifth highest in the state.
(“Wealth per child” is computed by dividing the average daily school membership into true value of locally taxed property.)
The only counties with higher "wealth per child” rankings than Rappahannock are Arlington,
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