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Falls Church City Public Schools

Falls Church, Virginia · Public school district · #82 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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2,671

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,292

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 59% above the Virginia median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Falls Church City Public Schools is a public school district based in Falls Church, Virginia, serving 2,671 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #82 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 534 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $20,292 per student on day-to-day operations, 59% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Falls Church City compares

Falls Church CityVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,292

Virginia median $12,729 · 59% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,062

Virginia median $7,559 · 46% above · FY2020-21

Students per school534

Virginia median 509 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Virginia median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor243

Virginia median 290 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$54.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 15%Local 82%

Measure	Falls Church City	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,292	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,062	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$53.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$54.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	204	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	495	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	243	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
Alleghany Highlands Public SchoolsLow Moor	2,804	7	$13,011	12.9	#79
Greene County Public SchoolsStanardsville	2,781	7	$11,789	13.7	#80
Staunton City Public SchoolsStaunton	2,692	6	$14,123	12.9	#81
Falls Church City Public SchoolsFalls Church · this district	2,671	5	$20,292	13.1	#82
Goochland County Public SchoolsGoochland	2,643	5	$13,382	13.3	#83

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Bangor Area School DistrictBangor, PA	2,672	$16,571	13.5
Fruitport Community SchoolsFruitport, MI	2,671	$12,359	17.2
Marysville Public SchoolsMarysville, MI	2,671	$9,121	19.8
Pea Ridge School DistrictPea Ridge, AR	2,670	$9,594	16.7

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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