Pulaski County Public Schools

Pulaski County Public Schools are pleased to announce our selection as one of 17 K-12 Public School Systems in the Commonwealth in the 2024 Virginia Living Top Schools and Universities list.

Pulaski County is joined by Bristol, Carroll County, and Radford City Schools on the list. Other school systems listed include Charlottesville City Schools, Chesapeake Bay Governor's School, Chesapeake Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fredericksburg City Public Schools, Hampton City Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, Massanuttan Regional Governor's School, New Horizons Governor's School, Newport News Public Schools, Shenandoah County Public Schools, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, and Waynesboro Public Schools.

Schools earning the award have exhibited educational growth, new and creative curricula, career pipelines, and experiential opportunities for students. Some of these schools, including Pulaski County, have enhanced their Career and Technical Education (CTE) offerings for students to offer career pathways leading directly to the workforce.

Another one of the common features of the schools that were recognized is their efforts to create their own future teacher workforce with programs like "Teachers of Tomorrow," which offers students assistance in becoming licensed teachers and then recruits them to stay and work in Pulaski County.

Finding creative ways to battle chronic absenteeism, planning and putting into place programs to help students with additional tutoring before, during, and after school, and working to improve teacher pay and benefits are also common themes for the school systems that were recognized. Other areas considered included school nutrition programs, fine arts, school accreditation, and school system involvement in the community outside of regular school hours.