Winchester City Public Schools
Winchester City Public Schools is a public school district based in Winchester, Virginia, serving 4,362 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #57 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 623 students each, more than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $14,620 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Virginia median. It has roughly 17.9 students per teacher.
How Winchester City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Winchester City | Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,620 | $12,729 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,819 | $7,559 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $78.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $71.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 244 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 679 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 13.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 485 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax County Public SchoolsHalifax | 4,496 | 10 | $12,238 | 12.2 | #53 |
| Charlottesville City Public SchoolsCharlottesville | 4,439 | 10 | $19,324 | 10.8 | #54 |
| Botetourt County Public SchoolsFincastle | 4,424 | 12 | $12,803 | 13.1 | #55 |
| Pulaski County Public SchoolsPulaski | 4,385 | 9 | $11,948 | 13.4 | #56 |
| Winchester City Public SchoolsWinchester · this district | 4,362 | 7 | $14,620 | 17.9 | #57 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minooka CCSD 201Minooka, IL | 4,361 | $13,558 | 14.5 |
| Person County SchoolsRoxboro, NC | 4,361 | $11,250 | 17.7 |
| Stroudsburg Area School DistrictStroudsburg, PA | 4,361 | $19,868 | 12.2 |
| Jacksonville North Pulaski School DistrictJacksonville, AR | 4,360 | $10,271 | 13.1 |
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-winchester-city-public-schools