Powhatan County Public Schools
Powhatan County Public Schools is a public school district based in Powhatan, Virginia, serving 4,077 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #61 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 815 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $11,985 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Powhatan County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Powhatan County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,985 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,062 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $52.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $51.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 300 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 638 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 291 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County Public SchoolsGate City | 4,166 | 15 | $11,508 | 12.6 | #58 |
| Dinwiddie County Public SchoolsDinwiddie | 4,147 | 7 | $12,261 | 12.0 | #59 |
| Smyth County Public SchoolsMarion | 4,132 | 15 | $12,177 | 11.1 | #60 |
| Powhatan County Public SchoolsPowhatan · this district | 4,077 | 5 | $11,985 | 13.6 | #61 |
| Salem City Public SchoolsSalem | 3,984 | 8 | $12,068 | 10.9 | #62 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pell CityPell City, AL | 4,079 | $9,961 | 16.9 |
| Massillon CityMassillon, OH | 4,077 | $12,494 | 17.2 |
| Plainview ISDPlainview, TX | 4,077 | $11,506 | 13.8 |
| Iberville ParishPlaquemine, LA | 4,076 | $18,175 | 9.1 |
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-powhatan-county-public-schools