Teaching & learning
District profile / Virginia
Petersburg City Public Schools
4,582
Students
2024-25 school year
7
Schools
2024-25 school year
$14,417
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 13% above the Virginia median
14.5
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3
Petersburg City Public Schools is a public school district based in Petersburg, Virginia, serving 4,582 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #52 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 655 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $14,417 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Petersburg City compares
Petersburg CityVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$63.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 20%State 60%Local 20%
| Measure | Petersburg City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,417 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,869 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $59.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $63.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 316 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 725 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 352 | 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.
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Virginia
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County Public SchoolsAccomac | 4,623 | 13 | $11,769 | 12.0 | #49 |
| Caroline County Public SchoolsBowling Green | 4,600 | 5 | $11,393 | 14.8 | #50 |
| King George County Public SchoolsKing George | 4,591 | 5 | $11,578 | 15.7 | #51 |
| Petersburg City Public SchoolsPetersburg · this district | 4,582 | 7 | $14,417 | 14.5 | #52 |
| Halifax County Public SchoolsHalifax | 4,496 | 10 | $12,238 | 12.2 | #53 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester County Public SchoolsCambridge, MD | 4,586 | $17,499 | 13.1 |
| Central Community School DistrictBaton Rouge, LA | 4,580 | $11,303 | 14.2 |
| Willard R-IIWillard, MO | 4,578 | $9,560 | 13.2 |
| Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWisconsin Rapids, WI | 4,578 | $13,548 | 14.0 |
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-petersburg-city-public-schools