District profile / Virginia

Washington County Public Schools

Abingdon, Virginia · Public school district · #35 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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7,270

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,010

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% below the Virginia median

13.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Washington County Public Schools is a public school district based in Abingdon, Virginia, serving 7,270 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #35 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 428 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $12,010 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.

How Washington County compares

Washington CountyVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,010

Virginia median $12,729 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,529

Virginia median $7,559 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school428

Virginia median 509 · 16% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.2

Virginia median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor364

Virginia median 290 · 26% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$83.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 57%Local 32%

Measure	Washington County	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,010	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,529	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$83.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$83.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	551	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,021	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.2	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	364	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
Campbell County Public SchoolsRustburg	7,777	15	$11,402	11.7	#32
Lynchburg City Public SchoolsLynchburg	7,657	20	$14,076	11.9	#33
Manassas City Public SchoolsManassas	7,345	10	$15,190	16.1	#34
Washington County Public SchoolsAbingdon · this district	7,270	17	$12,010	13.2	#35
Henry County Public SchoolsCollinsville	6,916	13	$11,657	14.1	#36

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Texarkana ISDTexarkana, TX	7,269	$10,789	13.1
Dodge CityDodge City, KS	7,268	$12,965	18.3
RevereRevere, MA	7,261	$17,242	11.1
Alum Rock Union ElementarySan Jose, CA	7,259	$16,303	19.4

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-washington-county-public-schools