Dumfries & Galloway

Dumfries & Galloway is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 107 state schools — 87 primary, 14 secondary and 4 special, educating around 17,140 pupils with 1,232 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Dumfries & Galloway spent around £8,312 per primary pupil and £9,820 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 95.9% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 33.3% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Dumfries & Galloway are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 47 open teaching jobs across Dumfries & Galloway. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.