District profile / Virginia

Essex County Public Schools

Tappahannock, Virginia · Public school district · #115 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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1,092

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,392

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 13% above the Virginia median

12.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Essex County Public Schools is a public school district based in Tappahannock, Virginia, serving 1,092 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #115 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 364 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $14,392 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.

How Essex County compares

Essex CountyVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,392

Virginia median $12,729 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,113

Virginia median $7,559 · 21% above · FY2020-21

Students per school364

Virginia median 509 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.6

Virginia median 13.3 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor364

Virginia median 290 · 26% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$18.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 12%State 48%Local 40%

Measure	Essex County	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,392	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,113	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$18.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$18.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	87	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	215	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.6	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	364	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Northumberland County Public SchoolsHeathsville	1,162	3	$14,869	11.7	#113
Franklin City Public SchoolsFranklin	1,124	2	$15,673	12.8	#114
Essex County Public SchoolsTappahannock · this district	1,092	3	$14,392	12.6	#115
Sussex County Public SchoolsStony Creek	1,047	3	$18,926	11.6	#116
Lancaster County Public SchoolsWeems	1,018	3	$16,427	12.6	#117

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Chowchilla Union HighChowchilla, CA	1,093	$12,303	21.4
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165Marengo, IL	1,092	$15,218	15.4
Morris Area Public SchoolsMorris, MN	1,092	$11,189	14.6
Washakie County School District #1Worland, WY	1,092	$19,269	11.4

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.

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