Norfolk City Public Schools
Norfolk City Public Schools is a public school district based in Norfolk, Virginia, serving 26,807 students in 49 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 92% of them. Its schools average 547 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $13,372 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 12.9 students per teacher.
How Norfolk City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Norfolk City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,372 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,321 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $388.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $404.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,075 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 4,718 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 285 | 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 · this district | 26,807 | 49 | $13,372 | 12.9 | #10 |
| Newport News City Public SchoolsNewport News | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi UnifiedLodi, CA | 27,109 | $14,545 | 21.3 |
| Lexington 01Lexington, SC | 27,074 | $12,456 | 13.0 |
| Shawnee Mission Pub SchShawnee Mission, KS | 26,513 | $11,356 | 14.3 |
| Livingston ParishLivingston, LA | 26,499 | $11,124 | 14.9 |
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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