Arlington County Public Schools
Arlington County Public Schools is a public school district based in Arlington, Virginia, serving 27,950 students in 42 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 665 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $20,023 per student on day-to-day operations, 57% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.
How Arlington County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Arlington County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $20,023 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $11,425 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $657.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $635.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,182 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 5,165 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 212 | 290 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Virginia median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Virginia
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford County Public SchoolsStafford | 31,812 | 34 | $11,793 | 13.6 | #8 |
| Arlington County Public SchoolsArlington · this district | 27,950 | 42 | $20,023 | 12.8 | #9 |
| Norfolk City Public SchoolsNorfolk | 26,807 | 49 | $13,372 | 12.9 | #10 |
| Newport News City Public SchoolsNewport News | 25,882 | 43 | $12,652 | 12.5 | #11 |
| Spotsylvania County Public SchoolsFredericksburg | 24,036 | 34 | $12,636 | 14.4 | #12 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| OlatheOlathe, KS | 28,195 | $13,926 | 12.9 |
| Charles County Public SchoolsLa Plata, MD | 28,162 | $16,152 | 14.4 |
| Boulder Valley School District No. Re2Boulder, CO | 27,988 | $14,027 | 17.6 |
| Calcasieu ParishLake Charles, LA | 27,851 | $18,914 | 12.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-va-arlington-county-public-schools