Brunswick County Public Schools
Brunswick County Public Schools is a public school district based in Lawrenceville, Virginia, serving 1,369 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #109 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 7% of them. Its schools average 274 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $15,622 per student on day-to-day operations, 23% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Brunswick County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Brunswick County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,622 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,631 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 95 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 236 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 342 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galax City Public SchoolsGalax | 1,434 | 3 | $13,537 | 13.9 | #107 |
| Richmond County Public SchoolsWarsaw | 1,398 | 3 | $12,819 | 14.3 | #108 |
| Brunswick County Public SchoolsLawrenceville · this district | 1,369 | 5 | $15,622 | 14.4 | #109 |
| Northampton County Public SchoolsMachipongo | 1,300 | 5 | $13,988 | 11.4 | #110 |
| Cumberland County Public SchoolsCumberland | 1,278 | 3 | $14,360 | 12.3 | #111 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU 34Old Town, ME | 1,369 | $15,837 | 11.3 |
| RSU 73Livermore Falls, ME | 1,369 | $16,118 | 11.3 |
| Public Schools of Calumet Laurium & KeweenawCalumet, MI | 1,369 | n/a | 15.6 |
| Hudson Area SchoolsHudson, MI | 1,369 | $11,133 | 20.4 |
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-brunswick-county-public-schools