Radford City Public Schools
Radford City Public Schools is a public school district based in Radford, Virginia, serving 3,321 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #73 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 38% of them. Its schools average 664 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $8,608 per student on day-to-day operations, 32% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Radford City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Radford City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,608 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,696 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $31.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 213 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 352 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 332 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Public SchoolsHillsville | 3,437 | 11 | $12,292 | 11.7 | #70 |
| Manassas Park City Public SchoolsManassas Park | 3,392 | 4 | $12,778 | 15.3 | #71 |
| Russell County Public SchoolsLebanon | 3,345 | 10 | $12,657 | 12.3 | #72 |
| Radford City Public SchoolsRadford · this district | 3,321 | 5 | $8,608 | 15.6 | #73 |
| Fluvanna County Public SchoolsPalmyra | 3,315 | 4 | $12,427 | 13.9 | #74 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Union ElementaryGreenfield, CA | 3,322 | $13,788 | 22.3 |
| Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISDOrange, TX | 3,320 | $10,236 | 13.1 |
| CCSD 93Bloomingdale, IL | 3,319 | $22,903 | 10.2 |
| Mountain View ElementaryOntario, CA | 3,318 | $10,789 | 22.9 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-va-radford-city-public-schools