Dumfries & Galloway

107 schools · 87 primary · 14 secondary

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107

Schools

17,140

Pupils

1,232

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

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. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.

Education spending in Dumfries & Galloway

Gross council expenditure per pupil/place, shown against the Scotland average (2024-25).

£8,312

per primary pupil

▲ 9%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£9,820

per secondary pupil

▲ 5%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£10,509

per pre-school place

▼ 13%vs Scotland (£12,055)

Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. A higher figure is typical of rural and island councils, where smaller schools cost more per pupil to run — it does not by itself mean better-resourced classrooms.

School outcomes in Dumfries & Galloway

How this council's schools compare to the Scotland average (2024-25). Higher is better.

95.9%

Positive destinations

▲ 0.2 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

63.2%

5+ at National 5

▼ 5.4 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

33.3%

5+ Highers

▼ 7.5 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

72.1%

Primary literacy

▼ 2.4 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

77.8%

Primary numeracy

▼ 2.5 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

90.7%

Attendance rate

▼ 0.3 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

58%

Parents satisfied

▼ 11 ptsvs Scotland (69%)

Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Outcomes are council-wide averages and reflect each school's intake and catchment, not just its teaching.