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The localities with a higher composite index than Rappahannock's .6541 in 1980-81 were Arlington, Lancaster, Louisa and Surry counties and the cities of Alexandria, Charlottesville, Fairfax, Franklin, Harrisonburg, Richmond, Williamsburg and Winchester.
Rappahannock fell near the bottom of the list in 198081 for average classroom teacher salary, ranking 118th with $12,234. The average for the state in that year was $15,553.
All surrounding counties had a higher average, ranging from $14,632 in Fauquier to $12,680 in Page.
Average Pay Up
Compared to 1979-80, the average classroom teacher pay in Rappahannock rose 12.6 percent. Only 27 school divisions in the state had a higher percentage increase between 1979-80 and 198081. For the same period, the average increase for the state was 10.5 percent.
In 1980-81. 59 of the state's 130 school divisions had a lower pupil-teacher ratio than Rappahannock's 15.6 pupils per teacher. The state average for that year was 16.0 for kindergarten through 12th grade. Despite its high ranking in ability to pay for education, Rappahannock County
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