East Dunbartonshire

44 schools · 33 primary · 8 secondary

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Schools

17,473

Pupils

1,352

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

East Dunbartonshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 44 state schools — 33 primary, 8 secondary and 2 special, educating around 17,473 pupils with 1,352 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, East Dunbartonshire spent around £7,512 per primary pupil and £10,134 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 98.1% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 67.2% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in East Dunbartonshire 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 East Dunbartonshire

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

£7,512

per primary pupil

▼ 1%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£10,134

per secondary pupil

▲ 9%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£12,364

per pre-school place

▲ 3%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 East Dunbartonshire

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

98.1%

Positive destinations

▲ 2.4 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

88.6%

5+ at National 5

▲ 20 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

67.2%

5+ Highers

▲ 26.4 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

83%

Primary literacy

▲ 8.5 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

87.8%

Primary numeracy

▲ 7.5 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

92.9%

Attendance rate

▲ 1.9 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

85.3%

Parents satisfied

▲ 16.3 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.