Perth & Kinross

77 schools · 65 primary · 7 secondary

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Schools

16,526

Pupils

1,254

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

Perth & Kinross is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 77 state schools — 65 primary, 7 secondary and 1 special, educating around 16,526 pupils with 1,254 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Perth & Kinross spent around £8,200 per primary pupil and £10,705 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 96.7% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 39.2% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Perth & Kinross 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 Perth & Kinross

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

£8,200

per primary pupil

▲ 8%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£10,705

per secondary pupil

▲ 15%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£10,607

per pre-school place

▼ 12%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 Perth & Kinross

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

96.7%

Positive destinations

▲ 1 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

68.7%

5+ at National 5

▲ 0.1 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

39.2%

5+ Highers

▼ 1.6 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

75%

Primary literacy

▲ 0.5 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

81.2%

Primary numeracy

▲ 0.9 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

90.8%

Attendance rate

▼ 0.2 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

69%

Parents satisfied

—at Scotland avg

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.