Danville City Public Schools
Danville City Public Schools is a public school district based in Danville, Virginia, serving 5,564 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #42 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 65% of them. Its schools average 327 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $15,159 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.
How Danville City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Danville City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,159 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,436 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $87.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $85.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 468 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,191 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 214 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wise County Public SchoolsWise | 5,779 | 13 | $11,206 | 12.2 | #40 |
| Shenandoah County Public SchoolsWoodstock | 5,703 | 10 | $12,365 | 13.5 | #41 |
| Danville City Public SchoolsDanville · this district | 5,564 | 17 | $15,159 | 11.9 | #42 |
| Isle of Wight County Public SchoolsSmithfield | 5,519 | 9 | $11,879 | 13.9 | #43 |
| Louisa County Public SchoolsMineral | 5,334 | 6 | $13,738 | 13.7 | #44 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard ParishDeRidder, LA | 5,567 | $12,316 | 14.2 |
| Levy CountyBronson, FL | 5,564 | $9,737 | 18.8 |
| Oak Park ESD 97Oak Park, IL | 5,560 | $19,869 | 12.0 |
| Flour Bluff ISDCorpus Christi, TX | 5,559 | $9,454 | 15.2 |
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.
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