Roanoke County Public Schools is the branch of the government of Roanoke County, Virginia

Roanoke County, Virginia

Roanoke County is a county located in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and located within the Roanoke Region of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 85,778. As of 2010, the population was 92,376...

 responsible for public K–12 education. Like all public school systems in Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, it is legally classified as a school division

School division

-Canada:In Canada the term is used to the area controlled by a school board and is used interchangeably with school district, including in the formal name of the board. For example, see List of Alberta school boards.-United States:...

. Although it performs the functions of school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

s in other U.S. states, it lacks independent taxing authority and relies on appropriations from the local government.

Schools

• Burton Center of Technology and Arts
• Cave Spring High School
• Glenvar High School
  Glenvar High School
  Glenvar High School is a public high school in Roanoke County, Virginia. It is one of the five high schools for the . Glenvar High School serves the western end of Roanoke County and is located in the community of Glenvar, which is immediately west of Salem, Virginia.-History:Glenvar High School...
  
  
• Hidden Valley High School
  Hidden Valley High School (Roanoke, Virginia)
  Hidden Valley High School is a public high school in Roanoke County, Virginia. It is one of the five high schools in the Roanoke County Public Schools system. Hidden Valley High School is one of the two high schools, along with Cave Spring High School, that serve southwest Roanoke...
  
  
• Northside High School
  Northside High School (Roanoke, Virginia)
  Northside High School is one of five high schools in Roanoke County, Virginia.- Location and History :Northside High School , located in the northern area of Roanoke County, Virginia, first opened its doors to students in December, 1960...
  
  
• William Byrd High School
  William Byrd High School
  William Byrd High School is a public secondary school located in Roanoke County, Virginia. It is a part of the Roanoke County Public Schools system....
  
  

• Cave Spring Middle School
• Central Middle School
• Glenvar Middle School
• Hidden Valley Middle School
• Northside Middle School
• William Byrd Middle School

• Back Creek Elementary School
• Bent Mountain Elementary School (Closing at end of 2009-2010 academic year)
• Bonsack Elementary School
• Burlington Elementary School
• Cave Spring Elementary School
• Clearbrook Elementary School
• Fort Lewis Elementary School
• Glen Cove Elementary School
• Glenvar Middle School
• Green Valley Elementary School
• Herman L. Horn Elementary School
• Masons Cove Elementary School
• Mount Pleasant Elementary School
• Mountain View Elementary School
• Oak Grove Elementary School
• Penn Forest Elementary School
• W.E. Cundiff Elementary School