Isle of Wight County Public Schools
Isle of Wight County Public Schools is a public school district based in Smithfield, Virginia, serving 5,519 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #43 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 613 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $11,879 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.
How Isle of Wight County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Isle of Wight County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,879 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,768 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $69.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $69.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 398 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 826 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 276 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wise County Public SchoolsWise | 5,779 | 13 | $11,206 | 12.2 | #40 |
| Shenandoah County Public SchoolsWoodstock | 5,703 | 10 | $12,365 | 13.5 | #41 |
| Danville City Public SchoolsDanville | 5,564 | 17 | $15,159 | 11.9 | #42 |
| Isle of Wight County Public SchoolsSmithfield · this district | 5,519 | 9 | $11,879 | 13.9 | #43 |
| Louisa County Public SchoolsMineral | 5,334 | 6 | $13,738 | 13.7 | #44 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton CUSD 11Alton, IL | 5,526 | $15,124 | 15.1 |
| Perris ElementaryPerris, CA | 5,522 | $14,447 | 23.4 |
| Union CountyMaynardville, TN | 5,514 | $8,537 | n/a |
| Hackensack School DistrictHackensack, NJ | 5,513 | $22,521 | 12.6 |
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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