Galax City Public Schools
Galax City Public Schools is a public school district based in Galax, Virginia, serving 1,434 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #107 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 9% of them. Its schools average 478 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $13,537 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.
How Galax City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Galax City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,537 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,186 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $19.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 103 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 239 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 358 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson County Public SchoolsIndependence | 1,561 | 7 | $13,904 | 10.1 | #105 |
| Nelson County Public SchoolsLovingston | 1,492 | 4 | $15,910 | 11.7 | #106 |
| Galax City Public SchoolsGalax · this district | 1,434 | 3 | $13,537 | 13.9 | #107 |
| Richmond County Public SchoolsWarsaw | 1,398 | 3 | $12,819 | 14.3 | #108 |
| Brunswick County Public SchoolsLawrenceville | 1,369 | 5 | $15,622 | 14.4 | #109 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit School District 104Summit, IL | 1,435 | $19,148 | 10.7 |
| Independence Community School DistrictIndependence, IA | 1,434 | $11,490 | 14.3 |
| Pauls Valley Public SchoolsPauls Valley, OK | 1,434 | $10,699 | 15.3 |
| Bushland ISDBushland, TX | 1,434 | $10,099 | 12.7 |
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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