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Halifax County Public Schools

Halifax, Virginia · Public school district · #53 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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4,496

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,238

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Virginia median

12.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Halifax County Public Schools is a public school district based in Halifax, Virginia, serving 4,496 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 450 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $12,238 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.

How Halifax County compares

Halifax CountyVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,238

Virginia median $12,729 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,191

Virginia median $7,559 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school450

Virginia median 509 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.2

Virginia median 13.3 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor346

Virginia median 290 · 19% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$61.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 62%Local 23%

Measure	Halifax County	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,238	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,191	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$60.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$61.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	370	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	548	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.2	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	346	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
King George County Public SchoolsKing George	4,591	5	$11,578	15.7	#51
Petersburg City Public SchoolsPetersburg	4,582	7	$14,417	14.5	#52
Halifax County Public SchoolsHalifax · this district	4,496	10	$12,238	12.2	#53
Charlottesville City Public SchoolsCharlottesville	4,439	10	$19,324	10.8	#54
Botetourt County Public SchoolsFincastle	4,424	12	$12,803	13.1	#55

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Grandview R-IIHillsboro, MO	4,501	$10,212	22.8
William Penn School DistrictLansdowne, PA	4,499	$16,989	13.4
Homewood CityHomewood, AL	4,492	$13,040	13.1
San Gabriel UnifiedSan Gabriel, CA	4,492	$13,977	22.2

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-va-halifax-county-public-schools