School district · Virginia

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools in Virginia: 16 public schools with 11,371 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,819 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
11,371
Students per teacher
13.8
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,819
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)
823
Counselors (FTE)
47.0
Students per counselor
242
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.0
Librarians (FTE): 19.0

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
$11.4K15
$11.3K16
$11.7K17
$11.8K18
$12.5K19
$12.6K20
$13.6K21
$14.6K22
$14.8K23
$15.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.3% · $14.5M
State
38% · $75.4M
Local
55% · $109.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,481
Support services
$5,844
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$13.8M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 4High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–545711.0
D.J. Montague ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–551513.4
Pre-K–548110.7
James River ElementaryFree meals for all
K–544911.8
Laurel Lane ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–552612.2
K–559514.7
Matthew Whaley ElementaryFree meals for all
K–548514.2
Norge ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–557810.8
K–583816.0
Berkeley MiddleFree meals for all
6–866614.6
James Blair MiddleFree meals for all
6–850513.3
6–880514.6
6–870415.2
9–121,24317.2
Lafayette HighFree meals for all
9–121,24716.9
9–121,27715.8

Sources

Address
117 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone
(757)603-6400
Website