Virginia Department of Education

10/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/09/2025 08:03

Virginia School Divisions Receive $12 Million in School Security Equipment Grants for 433 Schools to Support Safe Learning Environments Across the Commonwealth

For Immediate Release: October 9, 2025 Contact: [email protected] [email protected]

Richmond, VA - The Virginia Department of Education announced today the awarding of $12 million in School Security Equipment Grants to 433 schools across 99 school divisions, marking a significant milestone in the Commonwealth's ongoing commitment to student and school safety.

"The safety and security of Virginia's students, educators, and school communities remain paramount priorities for this Administration. These targeted investments reflect a steadfast commitment to advancing prevention, preparedness, and protection across the Commonwealth," said Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Marcus Anderson. "Working in close partnership with the Virginia Department of Education, the Department of Criminal Justice Services, and local school divisions, we are making meaningful progress toward safer learning environments where students can focus on what matters most, learning and thriving."

This latest round of school security funding brings the total enhanced security infrastructure investments to $60 million since Governor Glenn Youngkin took office in FY2022, with 1,132 public schools benefiting across the Commonwealth. This continued investment underscores Virginia's dedication to creating safe, secure, and vibrant learning environments for every student in Virginia.

"Every parent wants to know their child is safe at school and these school security infrastructure grants help make that promise real. By investing in secure entrances, updated cameras, and modern safety systems, we're giving teachers and students the peace of mind to focus on learning and families the confidence that their local public schools are protected," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson. "The fact that 99 school divisions across the Commonwealth received this support shows our shared commitment to safer classrooms and stronger communities. Protecting students is not a partisan issue; it's common sense and these funds will help ensure Virginia public schools are equipped with the tools they need to foster both safety and academic success."

The 2025-2026 grants were awarded through a competitive process, with eligible school divisions receiving up to $250,000 each. Funding decisions were based on a rigorous evaluation of need, prioritizing schools with higher offense rates, identified equipment gaps, and limited local resources. Approved equipment includes:

· Voice and video internal communication systems

· Mass notification systems

· Security card access and visitor ID badging systems

· Surveillance cameras and two-way radios

· Security vestibules

· Interior and bus-mounted cameras

The 433 schools were awarded funds based on a rank ordering of applications' point total on the competitive application criteria. The criteria developed by the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services give priority to schools most in need of modern security equipment, schools with relatively high numbers of offenses, schools with equipment needs identified by a school security audit, and schools in divisions least able to afford security upgrades.

The grant amounts and schools for each awarded school division for grant year 2025-2026 are as follows:

School Division

2025-2026

GrantAward

School Applications Awarded Funding

Accomack County

$250,000

Arcadia High, Kegotank Elementary, Metompkin Elementary and Nandua Middle

Albemarle Co

$30,432

Red Hill Elementary and Virginia L. Murray Elementary

Alleghany Highlands

$199,760

Alleghany High, Callaghan Elementary, Covington Middle, Jeter-Watson Elementary, Mountain View Elementary and Sharon Elementary

Amelia County

$250,000

Amelia County Elementary, Amelia County High and Amelia County Middle

Amherst County

$183,200

Amelon Elementary, Amherst County High, Amherst Elementary, Amherst Middle, Central Elementary and Monelison Middle

Appomattox County

$102,982

Appomattox Middle and Appomattox Primary

Arlington County

$96,349

Abingdon Elementary, Alice West Fleet Elementary, Arlington Science Focus School, Arlington Traditional, Barcroft Elementary, Barrett Elementary, Campbell Elementary, Carlin Springs Elementary, Escuela Key Elementary, Gunston Middle, Hoffman-Boston Elementary, Innovation Elementary, Jamestown Elementary, Kenmore Middle, Montessori Public School of Arlington, Tuckahoe Elementary and Wakefield High

Augusta County

$92,800

Cassell Elementary, Wilson Memorial High and Wilson Middle

Bath County

$21,592

Bath County High

Bedford County

$164,000

Liberty High and Staunton River High

Bland County

$100,000

Bland County Elementary

Botetourt County

$60,800

Buchanan Elementary, Eagle Rock Elementary and Greenfield Elementary

Bristol City

$5,872

Virginia Intermediate School and Virginia Middle

Buckingham County

$40,000

Buckingham Co Primary

Buena Vista City

$74,426

Enderly Heights Elementary

Campbell County

$134,329

Altavista Elementary, Altavista High, Brookneal Elementary, Brookville Middle, Concord Elementary, Leesville Road Elementary, Rustburg Elementary, Rustburg High, Rustburg Middle, Tomahawk Elementary, William Campbell High and Yellow Branch Elementary

Caroline County

$40,479

Caroline High and Caroline Middle

Carroll County

$150,800

Carroll County Middle, Gladeville Elementary, Laurel Elementary and Oakland Elementary

Charlotte County

$59,600

Central Middle, Eureka Elementary, Phenix Elementary and Randolph-Henry High

Chesapeake City

$90,400

Butts Road Primary and Norfolk Highlands Primary

Chesterfield County

$177,680

Providence Middle

Colonial Beach

$80,000

Colonial Beach Elementary

Colonial Heights City

$18,400

Colonial Heights Middle and Tussing Elementary

Craig County

$25,200

McCleary Elementary

Culpeper County

$98,640

A.G. Richardson Elementary, Farmington Elementary, Floyd T. Binns Middle, Pearl Sample Elementary, Sycamore Park Elementary and Yowell Elementary

Dickenson County

$112,526

Ridgeview High and Ridgeview Middle

Dinwiddie County

$198,004

Dinwiddie County High, Dinwiddie County Middle, Dinwiddie Elementary, Midway Elementary, Southside Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary and Sutherland Elementary

Fairfax County

$250,000

Camelot Elementary, Canterbury Woods Elementary, Centre Ridge Elementary and Marshall Road Elementary

Fauquier County

$250,000

C.M. Bradley Elementary, Margaret M. Pierce Elementary and Mary Walter Elementary

Fluvanna County

$140,000

Central Elementary and Fluvanna Middle

Franklin City

$195,200

Franklin High and S.P. Morton Elementary

Franklin County

$98,640

Benjamin Franklin Middle, Boones Mill Elementary, Callaway Elementary, Dudley Elementary, Ferrum Elementary, Glade Hill Elementary, Lee M. Waid Elementary, Rocky Mount Elementary, Snow Creek Elementary and Sontag Elementary

Frederick County

$9,255

Apple Pie Ridge Elementary, Indian Hollow Elementary, James Wood Middle and Middletown Elementary

Fredericksburg City

$56,800

Hugh Mercer Elementary and Lafayette Elementary

Galax City

$36,000

Galax Elementary and Galax Middle

Giles County

$136,160

Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle, Narrows Elementary/Middle and Narrows High

Gloucester County

$190,360

Abingdon Elementary, Achilles Elementary, Bethel Elementary, Gloucester High, Page Middle, Peasley Middle and Petsworth Elementary

Grayson County

$55,200

Grayson County High

Greene County

$36,738

William Monroe High and William Monroe Middle

Greensville County

$248,800

Edward W. Wyatt Middle and Greensville Elementary

Halifax County

$173,760

Clays Mill Elementary, Meadville Elementary, Scottsburg Elementary, Sinai Elementary and South Boston Elementary

Hampton City

$214,132

A.W.E. Bassette Elementary, Aberdeen Elementary, Albert W. Patrick III Elementary, Alfred S. Forrest Elementary, Armstrong Elementary, Barron Elementary, Benjamin Syms Middle, Bethel High, C. Alton Lindsay Middle, Captain John Smith Elementary, Cesar Tarrant Middle, Christopher C. Kraft Elementary , Francis Asbury Elementary, Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle, Hampton High, Hunter B. Andrews, Jane H. Bryan Elementary, Kecoughtan High, Luther W. Machen Elementary , Mary S. Peake Elementary, Mary T. Christian Elementary, Mary W. Jackson Elementary, Moton Early Childhood Center, Paul Burbank Elementary, Phillips Elementary, Phoebus High, Samuel P. Langley Elementary, Thomas Eaton Middle and William Mason Cooper Elementary

Hanover County

$21,600

Bell Creek Middle and Liberty Middle

Harrisonburg City

$250,000

Keister Elementary, Smithland Elementary, Spotswood Elementary, Stone Spring Elementary and Waterman Elementary

Henrico County

$250,000

Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary, Glen Allen Elementary, Maude Trevvett Elementary, Ridge Elementary and Ruby F. Carver Elementary

Henry County

$219,200

Axton Elementary, Mount Olivet Elementary, Rich Acres Elementary and Stanleytown Elementary

Highland County

$5,912

Highland Elementary

Hopewell City

$250,000

Carter G. Woodson Middle, Dupont Elementary, Harry E. James Elementary, Hopewell High, Patrick Copeland Elementary and Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center

Isle of Wight County

$91,200

Carrollton Elementary

King William County

$96,000

Acquinton Elementary and Hamilton Holmes Middle

King and Queen County

$174,016

Central High

Lancaster County

$27,200

Lancaster High

Lee County

$190,693

Flatwoods Elementary and Lee County Alternative Education Program

Lunenburg County

$65,600

Central High, Kenbridge Elementary, Lunenburg Middle and Victoria Elementary

Lynchburg City

$88,794

Heritage High, Linkhorne Middle, Robert S. Payne Elementary, Sandusky Middle, Sheffield Elementary and William M. Bass Elementary

Madison County

$91,600

Madison County High, Waverly Yowell Elementary and William H. Wetsel Middle

Manassas Park City

$7,200

Cougar Elementary, Manassas Park Elementary and Manassas Park Middle

Martinsville City

$13,016

Albert Harris Elementary and Patrick Henry Elementary

Mathews County

$84,800

Mathews High and Thomas Hunter Middle

Middlesex County

$65,920

Middlesex High

Newport News City

$249,999

B.T. Washington Middle, Crittenden Middle, Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle, Mary Passage Middle and Richneck Elementary

Northampton County

$136,493

Kiptopeke Elementary, Northampton High and Northampton Middle

Nottoway County

$110,819

Blackstone Primary, Crewe Primary, Nottoway Intermediate and Nottoway Middle

Orange County

$250,000

Locust Grove Middle and Orange County High

Page County

$26,143

Luray Elementary, Luray Middle, Page County Middle, Shenandoah Elementary, Springfield Elementary and Stanley Elementary

Patrick County

$62,800

Blue Ridge Elementary, Hardin Reynolds Memorial School, Patrick County High, Patrick Springs Primary, Stuart Elementary and Woolwine Elementary

Petersburg City

$198,240

Cool Spring Elementary, Lakemont Elementary, Petersburg High, Pleasants Lane Elementary and Vernon Johns Middle

Pittsylvania County

$209,680

Brosville Elementary, Chatham Elementary, Chatham High, Chatham Middle, Dan River High, Dan River Middle, Gretna Elementary, Gretna High, John L. Hurt Elementary, Kentuck Elementary, Mount Airy Elementary, Southside Elementary, Stony Mill Elementary, Tunstall High, Twin Springs Elementary and Union Hall Elementary

Poquoson City

$98,368

Poquoson Primary

Powhatan County

$59,200

Flat Rock Elementary

Prince George County

$161,003

David A. Harrison Elementary, J.E.J. Moore Middle, L.L. Beazley Elementary, Middle Road Elementary, North Elementary and South Elementary

Prince William County

$171,564

Bel Air Elementary, Dale City Elementary, Dumfries Elementary, Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary, Featherstone Elementary, George P. Mullen Elementary, Minnieville Elementary, Neabsco Elementary, Signal Hill Elementary, Triangle Elementary and Yorkshire Elementary

Pulaski County

$56,160

Critzer Elementary

Radford City

$209,931

Radford High

Richmond City

$162,860

Armstrong High, Blackwell Elementary, Broad Rock Elementary, Cardinal Elementary, G.H. Reid Elementary, Huguenot High, J.L. Francis Elementary, John Marshall High, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle, Mary Munford Elementary, Miles Jones Elementary, Richmond High School for the Arts, Richmond Success Academy, River City Middle, Southampton Elementary, Thomas H. Henderson Middle and Westover Hills Elementary

Roanoke City

$176,281

Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle, Breckinridge Middle, Crystal Spring Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Fallon Park Elementary, Fishburn Park Elementary, Garden City Elementary, Grandin Court Elementary, Highland Park Elementary, Hurt Park Elementary, James Madison Middle, Lincoln Terrace Elementary, Round Hill Elementary, Wasena Elementary, Westside Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Middle

Roanoke County

$56,000

Herman L. Horn Elementary

Rockbridge County

$180,200

Central Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Maury River Middle, Mountain View Elementary and Natural Bridge Elementary

Rockingham County

$78,711

Lacey Spring Elementary, Montevideo Middle, Ottobine Elementary, Plains Elementary and Wilbur S. Pence Middle

Salem City

$150,663

Andrew Lewis Middle, East Salem Elementary, G.W. Carver Elementary, South Salem Elementary and West Salem Elementary

Shenandoah County

$105,200

Ashby-Lee Elementary, North Fork Middle, Peter Muhlenberg Middle, Sandy Hook Elementary, Signal Knob Middle and W.W. Robinson Elementary

Smyth County

$59,812

Atkins Elementary, Chilhowie Middle, Marion Elementary, Marion Middle, Northwood Middle, Oak Point Elementary and Sugar Grove Elementary

Southampton County

$147,346

Capron Elementary, Meherrin Elementary, Nottoway Elementary, Riverdale Elementary and Southampton Middle

Spotsylvania County

$250,000

Battlefield Middle, Brock Road Elementary, Chancellor Middle, Courthouse Road Elementary, Lee Hill Elementary, Post Oak Middle, Riverview Elementary and Thornburg Middle

Stafford County

$97,230

Anne E. Moncure Elementary, Falmouth Elementary, Garrisonville Elementary, Margaret Brent Elementary, Park Ridge Elementary, Widewater Elementary and Winding Creek Elementary

Staunton City

$218,979

Arthur R. Ware Elementary, Bessie Weller Elementary, Shelburne Middle, Staunton High and Thomas C. McSwain Elementary

Surry County

$94,356

Surry County High and Surry Elementary

Sussex County

$131,200

Sussex Central Elementary

Tazewell County

$73,600

Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary, Cedar Bluff Elementary, Dudley Primary, Graham Intermediate, Richlands Elementary, Richlands Middle, Tazewell Intermediate, Tazewell Middle and Tazewell Primary

Virginia Beach City

$114,000

Bayside High, Bayside Middle, Brookwood Elementary, Centerville Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Great Neck Middle, Kempsville Elementary, Kempsville Middle, Lynnhaven Elementary and Pembroke Meadows Elementary

Washington County

$153,919

Greendale Elementary, Meadowview Elementary, Rhea Valley Elementary and Wallace Middle

Waynesboro City

$80,105

Berkeley Glenn Elementary, Kate Collins Middle, Wenonah Elementary, Westwood Hills Elementary and William Perry Elementary

West Point

$10,800

West Point Middle/High

Westmoreland County

$240,000

Cople Elementary and Montross Middle

Williamsburg-James City County

$49,511

James River Elementary, Matoaka Elementary and Norge Elementary

Winchester City

$28.400

Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary

Wise County

$117,520

Coeburn Middle, Coeburn Primary, J.W. Adams Combined, L.F. Addington Middle, Union High, Union Middle, Union Primary and Wise Primary

Wythe County

$30,840

Fort Chiswell High, George Wythe High, Rural Retreat High and Sheffey Elementary

York County

$250,000

York High


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