Charlottesville and Albemarle Real Estate Assessments are Up – 2023
Real estate assessments are up in the Central Virginia area. I could not fit all of this in my February note, but I wanted to be able to reference the following. Real estate assessments pay for our schools. And education is one of the most…
Albemarle County High School Academy Open Houses
Albemarle County Schools offer academies at each of the high schools. Any County student is eligible to apply, but if you live outside the district, you are responsible for your own transportation. I don't often write this type of story, but this is one of…
Look Beyond Test Scores When Evaluating Schools
School quality matters with respect to home values; this is inarguable. Zestimates and locality assessments matter to a certain degree when evaluating home values. What about school ratings on websites? Take the following email exchange from one of my (very smart) clients. (I've anonymized the…
Why Are Albemarle County Schools Building a Fiber Network?
Why is Albemarle County building their own private fiber network? I noted in early 2014 that Albemarle County Schools were looking for money to build a dark fiber network; now it's real. Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that the school division is building "its own private network." Broadband access…
Albemarle and Charlottesville Raising Taxes, Schools Closing and More
A few things to know for Monday - from Charlottesville and Albemarle seeking tax increases, a grocery store is moving, and Albemarle County's lost week of school. (more…)
How to Pay for Albemarle County Schools?
It costs nearly $12,000 per year to educate a kid in Albemarle County Schools. This year, the County Schools are facing a proposed funding gap of nearly $7 million and the cry from many parents, administrators and citizens has been to “fully fund the schools.…
No High School Rankings in Albemarle County Schools?
Albemarle County is in discussions about whether to stop ranking students. In response to calls from parents to stop reporting class rankings to college admissions offices, Albemarle County Public Schools is in the process of reviewing its policy. Currently, Albemarle reports class ranks to colleges…
Verify your School District Before you Buy a Home
There's nothing worse than buying a home, a large part of that buying decision being the school district, to then find that you're not in the school district you thought. (hopefully before you close) It happens. "School District" is one of the most important criteria…
Redistricting Albemarle’s Schools, APFs and Proffers – Take 2
Redistricting, by its very nature tears families and communities apart. And that sucks. But it is what it is. There's quite a conversation happening in Albemarle County right now as many school districts are undergoing redistricting discussions - evaluating current, past and projected enrollment numbers.…
5 Points on School Redistricting and Uncertainty when Buying a Home in Albemarle
Albemarle County is HUGE (PDF) One of the first posts written here was about redistricting schools in Albemarle County; sadly I hadn't yet mastered the art of proper out-linking, so the stories to which I pointed are mostly dead. Today's story by Aaron Richardson in…