Waynesboro City Public Schools
Waynesboro City Public Schools is a public school district based in Waynesboro, Virginia, serving 3,043 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #75 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 435 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $13,511 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Waynesboro City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Waynesboro City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,511 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,326 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $43.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $47.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 223 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 483 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 609 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro City Public SchoolsWaynesboro · this district | 3,043 | 7 | $13,511 | 13.6 | #75 |
| Colonial Heights City Public SchoolsColonial Heights | 2,971 | 6 | $14,110 | 12.5 | #76 |
| Lee County Public SchoolsJonesville | 2,966 | 11 | $12,742 | 12.2 | #77 |
| Page County Public SchoolsLuray | 2,928 | 9 | $11,758 | 12.4 | #78 |
| Alleghany Highlands Public SchoolsLow Moor | 2,804 | 7 | $13,011 | 12.9 | #79 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall, AR | 3,046 | $11,131 | 12.7 |
| Marshfield R-IMarshfield, MO | 3,045 | $9,476 | 14.0 |
| Bloom Twp HSD 206Chicago Heights, IL | 3,041 | $21,491 | 16.9 |
| Harper Woods The School District of the City ofHarper Woods, MI | 3,041 | $11,890 | 31.4 |
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-waynesboro-city-public-schools