District profile / Virginia

Westmoreland County Public Schools

Montross, Virginia · Public school district · #104 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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1,574

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,478

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 22% above the Virginia median

11.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Westmoreland County Public Schools is a public school district based in Montross, Virginia, serving 1,574 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #104 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 11% of them. Its schools average 394 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $15,478 per student on day-to-day operations, 22% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 11.8 students per teacher.

How Westmoreland County compares

Westmoreland CountyVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,478

Virginia median $12,729 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,398

Virginia median $7,559 · 24% above · FY2020-21

Students per school394

Virginia median 509 · 23% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.8

Virginia median 13.3 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor315

Virginia median 290 · 9% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$25.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 46%Local 41%

Measure	Westmoreland County	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,478	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,398	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$25.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$25.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	133	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	278	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.8	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	315	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
Amelia County Public SchoolsAmelia	1,600	3	$12,557	13.7	#101
Madison County Public SchoolsMadison	1,585	4	$13,491	13.8	#102
Lunenburg County Public SchoolsKenbridge	1,577	4	$12,030	13.0	#103
Westmoreland County Public SchoolsMontross · this district	1,574	4	$15,478	11.8	#104
Grayson County Public SchoolsIndependence	1,561	7	$13,904	10.1	#105

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Holtville UnifiedHoltville, CA	1,574	$14,942	17.3
Western Boone Co Com Sch DistrictThorntown, IN	1,574	$8,649	16.4
Fairview Public School DistrictFairview, NJ	1,574	$14,109	13.5
Freehold Borough School DistrictFreehold, NJ	1,573	$19,958	9.4

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-westmoreland-county-public-schools