Mecklenburg County Public Schools
Mecklenburg County Public Schools is a public school district based in Boydton, Virginia, serving 3,907 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #64 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 558 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $11,977 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 7.8 students per teacher.
How Mecklenburg County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mecklenburg County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,977 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,140 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $117.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $58.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 498 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 806 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 7.8 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 195 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powhatan County Public SchoolsPowhatan | 4,077 | 5 | $11,985 | 13.6 | #61 |
| Salem City Public SchoolsSalem | 3,984 | 8 | $12,068 | 10.9 | #62 |
| Hopewell City Public SchoolsHopewell | 3,949 | 7 | $12,446 | 13.2 | #63 |
| Mecklenburg County Public SchoolsBoydton · this district | 3,907 | 7 | $11,977 | 7.8 | #64 |
| Amherst County Public SchoolsAmherst | 3,900 | 9 | $11,729 | 12.5 | #65 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville Central SchoolsShelbyville, IN | 3,909 | $9,286 | 16.1 |
| Kaneland CUSD 302Maple Park, IL | 3,908 | $19,837 | 12.1 |
| Graves CountyMayfield, KY | 3,906 | $11,095 | 15.3 |
| South Country Central School DistrictEast Patchogue, NY | 3,906 | $29,401 | 10.4 |
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-mecklenburg-county-public-schools