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Poquoson City Public Schools

Poquoson, Virginia · Public school district · #91 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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2,030

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,786

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Virginia median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Poquoson City Public Schools is a public school district based in Poquoson, Virginia, serving 2,030 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #91 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 22% of them. Its schools average 508 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $11,786 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Poquoson City compares

Poquoson CityVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,786

Virginia median $12,729 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,112

Virginia median $7,559 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school508

Virginia median 509 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Virginia median 13.3 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor290

Virginia median 290 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$25.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 51%Local 41%

Measure	Poquoson City	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,786	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,112	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$25.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$25.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	143	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	298	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	290	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Bristol City Public SchoolsBristol	2,167	5	$13,976	11.7	#89
King William County Public SchoolsKing William	2,114	4	$12,713	14.5	#90
Poquoson City Public SchoolsPoquoson · this district	2,030	4	$11,786	14.2	#91
Greensville County Public SchoolsEmporia	2,017	3	$14,652	11.8	#92
Clarke County Public SchoolsBerryville	1,883	4	$13,281	14.2	#93

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Calhoun CountyBlountstown, FL	2,031	$10,661	15.9
Powell CountyStanton, KY	2,031	$11,600	15.3
Northern Lebanon School DistrictFredericksburg, PA	2,031	$15,368	14.5
Orange CityCleveland, OH	2,029	$24,626	14.6

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-poquoson-city-public-schools