School district · Virginia

Poquoson City Public Schools

Poquoson City Public Schools in Virginia: 4 public schools with 2,030 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,825 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,030
Students per teacher
14.1
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,825
VA $17.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
144
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
290
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

84%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

956 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

79%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

757 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.9K15
$10.2K16
$10.8K17
$10.9K18
$11.2K19
$11.4K20
$11.8K21
$12.5K22
$13.3K23
$13.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.5% · $1.6M
State
52% · $15.6M
Local
42% · $12.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,095
Support services
$5,102
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$29.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–547517.980%81%
Pre-K–241714.6——
6–849113.689%75%
9–1264712.3——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
500 City Hall Ave, Poquoson, VA 23662
Phone
(757)868-3055
Website