Newport News City Public Schools
Newport News City Public Schools is a public school district based in Newport News, Virginia, serving 25,882 students in 43 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 602 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $12,652 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.
How Newport News City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Newport News City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,652 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,188 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $379.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $396.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,074 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 4,969 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 312 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford County Public SchoolsStafford | 31,812 | 34 | $11,793 | 13.6 | #8 |
| Arlington County Public SchoolsArlington | 27,950 | 42 | $20,023 | 12.8 | #9 |
| Norfolk City Public SchoolsNorfolk | 26,807 | 49 | $13,372 | 12.9 | #10 |
| Newport News City Public SchoolsNewport News · this district | 25,882 | 43 | $12,652 | 12.5 | #11 |
| Spotsylvania County Public SchoolsFredericksburg | 24,036 | 34 | $12,636 | 14.4 | #12 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City Public SchoolsJersey City, NJ | 25,951 | $23,607 | 12.1 |
| Dorchester 02Summerville, SC | 25,928 | $10,907 | 15.1 |
| Phoenix Union High School District (4286)Phoenix, AZ | 25,800 | $11,768 | 19.1 |
| Edmond Public SchoolsEdmond, OK | 25,746 | $8,942 | 17.2 |
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.
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