Martinsville City Public Schools
Martinsville City Public Schools is a public school district based in Martinsville, Virginia, serving 1,793 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #97 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 17% of them. Its schools average 359 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $14,313 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.
How Martinsville City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Martinsville City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,313 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,940 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $27.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 150 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 357 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.0 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 199 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham County Public SchoolsBuckingham | 1,868 | 5 | $12,729 | 14.6 | #94 |
| Prince Edward County Public SchoolsFarmville | 1,845 | 4 | $12,959 | 13.3 | #95 |
| Dickenson County Public SchoolsClintwood | 1,801 | 3 | $13,321 | 11.1 | #96 |
| Martinsville City Public SchoolsMartinsville · this district | 1,793 | 5 | $14,313 | 12.0 | #97 |
| Nottoway County Public SchoolsNottoway | 1,792 | 5 | $12,654 | 11.8 | #98 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside School District 96Riverside, IL | 1,794 | $24,817 | 13.2 |
| Marion County School DistrictColumbia, MS | 1,794 | $11,085 | 13.1 |
| Bennett School District No. 29JBennett, CO | 1,793 | $8,673 | 19.7 |
| AmesburyAmesbury, MA | 1,793 | $20,998 | 11.0 |
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-martinsville-city-public-schools