Louisa County Public Schools
Louisa County Public Schools is a public school district based in Mineral, Virginia, serving 5,334 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #44 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 889 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $13,738 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Louisa County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Louisa County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,738 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,402 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $74.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $76.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 389 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 915 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 333 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville City Public SchoolsDanville | 5,564 | 17 | $15,159 | 11.9 | #42 |
| Isle of Wight County Public SchoolsSmithfield | 5,519 | 9 | $11,879 | 13.9 | #43 |
| Louisa County Public SchoolsMineral · this district | 5,334 | 6 | $13,738 | 13.7 | #44 |
| Tazewell County Public SchoolsTazewell | 5,134 | 14 | $10,953 | 12.5 | #45 |
| Orange County Public SchoolsOrange | 5,074 | 9 | $11,577 | 15.3 | #46 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Bay School DistrictCasco, MI | 5,334 | $12,234 | 17.6 |
| Berea CityBerea, OH | 5,332 | $14,685 | 18.4 |
| North Kitsap School DistrictPoulsbo, WA | 5,330 | $16,023 | 18.7 |
| Logan City DistrictLogan, UT | 5,328 | $9,638 | 20.8 |
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-louisa-county-public-schools