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Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Williamsburg, Virginia · Public school district · #25 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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11,371

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,562

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the Virginia median

13.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools is a public school district based in Williamsburg, Virginia, serving 11,371 students in 16 schools. By enrollment it ranks #25 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 79% of them. Its schools average 711 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $13,562 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.

How Williamsburg-James City County compares

Williamsburg-James City CountyVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,562

Virginia median $12,729 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,663

Virginia median $7,559 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Students per school711

Virginia median 509 · 40% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.8

Virginia median 13.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor242

Virginia median 290 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$156.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 36%Local 57%

Measure	Williamsburg-James City County	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,562	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,663	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$152.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$156.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	822	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,990	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.8	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	242	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
Portsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouth	12,905	23	$13,350	13.7	#23
Rockingham County Public SchoolsHarrisonburg	11,679	23	$12,787	14.0	#24
Williamsburg-James City County Public SchoolsWilliamsburg · this district	11,371	16	$13,562	13.8	#25
Fauquier County Public SchoolsWarrenton	10,861	19	$14,775	13.2	#26
Augusta County Public SchoolsVerona	10,130	19	$12,218	14.0	#27

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MSD Washington TownshipIndianapolis, IN	11,391	$12,057	16.3
New Albany-Floyd Co Con SchNew Albany, IN	11,362	$9,723	16.0
Midlothian ISDMidlothian, TX	11,356	$10,005	16.7
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill, NC	11,353	$14,165	12.7

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.

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