Gloucester County Public Schools
Gloucester County Public Schools is a public school district based in Gloucester, Virginia, serving 4,917 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #48 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 59% of them. Its schools average 546 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $12,679 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Gloucester County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gloucester County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,679 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,440 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $67.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $81.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 363 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 891 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 273 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County Public SchoolsTazewell | 5,134 | 14 | $10,953 | 12.5 | #45 |
| Orange County Public SchoolsOrange | 5,074 | 9 | $11,577 | 15.3 | #46 |
| Warren County Public SchoolsFront Royal | 5,024 | 9 | $12,280 | 13.6 | #47 |
| Gloucester County Public SchoolsGloucester · this district | 4,917 | 9 | $12,679 | 13.5 | #48 |
| Accomack County Public SchoolsAccomac | 4,623 | 13 | $11,769 | 12.0 | #49 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto ParishMansfield, LA | 4,923 | $16,825 | 12.8 |
| Meade CountyBrandenburg, KY | 4,922 | $9,300 | 18.9 |
| Monrovia UnifiedMonrovia, CA | 4,920 | $13,843 | 22.6 |
| Cornwall-Lebanon School DistrictLebanon, PA | 4,915 | $13,947 | 14.8 |
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-gloucester-county-public-schools