Colonial Heights City Public Schools
Colonial Heights City Public Schools is a public school district based in Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving 2,971 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #76 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 35% of them. Its schools average 495 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $14,110 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.
How Colonial Heights City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Colonial Heights City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,110 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,929 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $41.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $45.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 238 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 436 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 371 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro City Public SchoolsWaynesboro | 3,043 | 7 | $13,511 | 13.6 | #75 |
| Colonial Heights City Public SchoolsColonial Heights · this district | 2,971 | 6 | $14,110 | 12.5 | #76 |
| Lee County Public SchoolsJonesville | 2,966 | 11 | $12,742 | 12.2 | #77 |
| Page County Public SchoolsLuray | 2,928 | 9 | $11,758 | 12.4 | #78 |
| Alleghany Highlands Public SchoolsLow Moor | 2,804 | 7 | $13,011 | 12.9 | #79 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View School DistrictJonesboro, AR | 2,975 | $9,128 | 14.2 |
| Community Schools of FrankfortFrankfort, IN | 2,972 | $9,183 | 16.1 |
| Neshoba County SchoolsPhiladelphia, MS | 2,972 | $9,028 | 14.7 |
| TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School DistrictEast Walpole, MA | 2,969 | $10,567 | 20.8 |
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-colonial-heights-city-public-schools