Richmond County Public Schools
Richmond County Public Schools is a public school district based in Warsaw, Virginia, serving 1,398 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #108 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 466 students each, about the same as the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $12,819 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.
How Richmond County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Richmond County | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,819 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,820 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $18.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 98 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 195 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 350 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson County Public SchoolsLovingston | 1,492 | 4 | $15,910 | 11.7 | #106 |
| Galax City Public SchoolsGalax | 1,434 | 3 | $13,537 | 13.9 | #107 |
| Richmond County Public SchoolsWarsaw · this district | 1,398 | 3 | $12,819 | 14.3 | #108 |
| Brunswick County Public SchoolsLawrenceville | 1,369 | 5 | $15,622 | 14.4 | #109 |
| Northampton County Public SchoolsMachipongo | 1,300 | 5 | $13,988 | 11.4 | #110 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willows UnifiedWillows, CA | 1,399 | $12,135 | 19.7 |
| Baldwin CityBaldwin City, KS | 1,398 | $11,297 | 15.4 |
| Spencer-E BrookfieldSpencer, MA | 1,398 | $18,373 | 12.2 |
| Fall Mountain Regional School DistrictLangdon, NH | 1,398 | $21,245 | 10.5 |
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-richmond-county-public-schools