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Staunton City Public Schools, VA: schools, enrollment and spending

Staunton City Public Schools runs 6 public schools with 2,692 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Virginia figure of 14.0.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
2,692
Teachers (FTE)
208
Students per teacher
12.9
VA: 14.0 · US: 15.3
Address
116 W. Beverley Street, Staunton, VA 24401
County
Staunton city
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5103690
State district ID
VA-126
Total staff (FTE)
454
School counselors (FTE)
9.0About 299 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
13.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.9
Virginia14.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,607), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$41.2 million
Federal revenue
$5.3 million
State revenue
$20.4 million
Local revenue
$15.6 million
Total spending
$52.8 million
Spending per pupil
$20,249
Salaries
$21.4 million40.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$48.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.8%
  • State: 49.4%
  • Local: 37.8%

Virginia overall

  • Federal: 9.0%
  • State: 40.3%
  • Local: 50.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,249
Virginia$15,293
United States$16,826

Schools in Staunton City Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Arthur R. Ware ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 537212.0
Bessie Weller ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 537312.0
Shelburne MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858311.9
Staunton City School PreSchool ProgramsCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK14918.6
Staunton HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1276613.2
Thomas C. McSwain ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 544914.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.