Pulaski County Public Schools
Pulaski County Public Schools is a public school district based in Pulaski, Virginia, serving 4,385 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #56 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 487 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $11,948 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher.
How Pulaski County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pulaski County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,948 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,233 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $51.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $52.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 328 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 827 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 313 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax County Public SchoolsHalifax | 4,496 | 10 | $12,238 | 12.2 | #53 |
| Charlottesville City Public SchoolsCharlottesville | 4,439 | 10 | $19,324 | 10.8 | #54 |
| Botetourt County Public SchoolsFincastle | 4,424 | 12 | $12,803 | 13.1 | #55 |
| Pulaski County Public SchoolsPulaski · this district | 4,385 | 9 | $11,948 | 13.4 | #56 |
| Winchester City Public SchoolsWinchester | 4,362 | 7 | $14,620 | 17.9 | #57 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Public SchoolsMeridian, MS | 4,385 | $11,242 | 12.3 |
| Gary Community School CorporationGary, IN | 4,383 | $11,972 | 15.5 |
| Bremerton School DistrictBremerton, WA | 4,383 | $17,678 | 15.7 |
| Bennington Public SchoolsBennington, NE | 4,381 | $9,813 | 14.1 |
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-pulaski-county-public-schools