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Wise County Public Schools

Wise, Virginia · Public school district · #40 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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5,779

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,206

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Virginia median

12.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Wise County Public Schools is a public school district based in Wise, Virginia, serving 5,779 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #40 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 445 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $11,206 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.

How Wise County compares

Wise CountyVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,206

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

Instruction spending per student$7,319

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

Students per school445

Virginia median 509 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.2

Virginia median 13.3 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor321

Virginia median 290 · 11% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$72.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 59%Local 26%

Measure	Wise County	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,206	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,319	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$66.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$72.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	473	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,030	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.2	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	321	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
Franklin County Public SchoolsRocky Mount	6,109	12	$12,712	10.8	#39
Wise County Public SchoolsWise · this district	5,779	13	$11,206	12.2	#40
Shenandoah County Public SchoolsWoodstock	5,703	10	$12,365	13.5	#41
Danville City Public SchoolsDanville	5,564	17	$15,159	11.9	#42
Isle of Wight County Public SchoolsSmithfield	5,519	9	$11,879	13.9	#43

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Marysville Exempted VillageMarysville, OH	5,781	$11,607	22.1
South Huntington Union Free School DistrictHuntington Station, NY	5,780	$29,462	11.4
Post Falls DistrictPost Falls, ID	5,779	$8,223	20.1
Kuna Joint DistrictKuna, ID	5,778	$7,709	18.6

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-wise-county-public-schools