Wise County Public Schools
A public school district in Wise, Virginia, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,779
- Students enrolled
- 473.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,030.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,973
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,779 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,644th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 40th of 132 in Virginia. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,973 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 35% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Wise County Public Schools spent $13,973 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,807 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,973 | $82.6 million | 5,913 |
| FY2022 | $11,634 | $67.1 million | 5,765 |
| FY2021 | $11,206 | $62.1 million | 5,542 |
| FY2020 | $10,343 | $58.2 million | 5,631 |
| FY2019 | $9,416 | $54.2 million | 5,755 |
| FY2018 | $9,222 | $53.7 million | 5,827 |
| FY2017 | $9,215 | $54.3 million | 5,889 |
| FY2016 | $8,693 | $52.4 million | 6,024 |
| FY2015 | $9,263 | $56.6 million | 6,111 |
| FY2014 | $9,337 | $57.8 million | 6,192 |
| FY2013 | $9,419 | $57.5 million | 6,110 |
| FY2012 | $9,685 | $60.5 million | 6,246 |
| FY2011 | $9,025 | $60.1 million | 6,655 |
| FY2010 | $9,646 | $65.4 million | 6,784 |
| FY2009 | $9,742 | $66.1 million | 6,782 |
| FY2008 | $9,054 | $61.9 million | 6,833 |
| FY2007 | $8,833 | $59.2 million | 6,704 |
| FY2006 | $8,566 | $56.8 million | 6,629 |
| FY2005 | $7,807 | $53.8 million | 6,894 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $20.2 million | 21.4% |
| State | $52.8 million | 56.0% |
| Local | $21.3 million | 22.6% |
| Total | $94.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Central High | 676 |
| Coeburn Middle | 304 |
| Coeburn Primary | 420 |
| Eastside High | 418 |
| J.W. Adams Combined | 523 |
| L.F. Addington Middle | 387 |
| St. Paul Elementary | 514 |
| Union High | 564 |
| Union Middle | 561 |
| Union Primary | 809 |
| Wise Co. Alternative Ed. Center | |
| Wise County Career-Technical Center | |
| Wise Primary | 603 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 5104080
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Virginia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Virginia — A to Z, each with its page.
- Virginia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved