Radford City Public Schools

Public school district · Radford city · Virginia · NCES district ID 5103180

Radford City Public Schools spent $9,898 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the least of the 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,972). Its 5 schools enrolled 3,321 students in 2024-25; 69.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,614 per student, up 7.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Virginia: 88.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Virginia districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Radford City Public Schools in enrollment (3,434 to 3,972 students) and Radford City Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Radford City Public Schools, FY23Fredericksburg City Public Schools $17,150; Mecklenburg County Public Schools $15,069; Manassas Park City Schools $15,025; Salem City Public Schools $14,892; Fluvanna County Public Schools $14,076; Carroll County Public Schools $14,021; Wythe County Public Schools $13,467; New Kent County Public Schools $13,400; Giles County Public Schools $11,829; Radford City Public Schools $9,898; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kFredericksburg City Public Sch…$17,150Mecklenburg County Public Scho…$15,069Manassas Park City Schools$15,025Salem City Public Schools$14,892Fluvanna County Public Schools$14,076Carroll County Public Schools$14,021Wythe County Public Schools$13,467New Kent County Public Schools$13,400Giles County Public Schools$11,829Radford City Public Schools$9,898State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Radford City Public Schools, FY23Fredericksburg City Public Schools $17,150; Mecklenburg County Public Schools $15,069; Manassas Park City Schools $15,025; Salem City Public Schools $14,892; Fluvanna County Public Schools $14,076; Carroll County Public Schools $14,021; Wythe County Public Schools $13,467; New Kent County Public Schools $13,400; Giles County Public Schools $11,829; Radford City Public Schools $9,898; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kFredericksburg City Public Schools$17,150Mecklenburg County Public Schools$15,069Manassas Park City Schools$15,025Salem City Public Schools$14,892Fluvanna County Public Schools$14,076Carroll County Public Schools$14,021Wythe County Public Schools$13,467New Kent County Public Schools$13,400Giles County Public Schools$11,829Radford City Public Schools$9,898State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Radford City Public Schools, FY23Fredericksburg City Public Schools $17,150; Mecklenburg County Public Schools $15,069; Manassas Park City Schools $15,025; Salem City Public Schools $14,892; Fluvanna County Public Schools $14,076; Carroll County Public Schools $14,021; Wythe County Public Schools $13,467; New Kent County Public Schools $13,400; Giles County Public Schools $11,829; Radford City Public Schools $9,898; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.7.5k12.5k17.5kFredericksburg City Public Schools$17,150Mecklenburg County Public Schools$15,069Manassas Park City Schools$15,025Salem City Public Schools$14,892Fluvanna County Public Schools$14,076Carroll County Public Schools$14,021Wythe County Public Schools$13,467New Kent County Public Schools$13,400Giles County Public Schools$11,829Radford City Public Schools$9,898State median, 1,000+ students $14,972
Current spending per student, Virginia districts closest in size to Radford City Public Schools, FY23Fredericksburg City Public Schools $17,150; Mecklenburg County Public Schools $15,069; Manassas Park City Schools $15,025; Salem City Public Schools $14,892; Fluvanna County Public Schools $14,076; Carroll County Public Schools $14,021; Wythe County Public Schools $13,467; New Kent County Public Schools $13,400; Giles County Public Schools $11,829; Radford City Public Schools $9,898; State median, 1,000+ students $14,972.7.5k12.5k17.5kFredericksburg City Public Schools$17,150Mecklenburg County Public Schools$15,069Manassas Park City Schools$15,025Salem City Public Schools$14,892Fluvanna County Public Schools$14,076Carroll County Public Schools$14,021Wythe County Public Schools$13,467New Kent County Public Schools$13,400Giles County Public Schools$11,829Radford City Public Schools$9,898State median, 1,000+ students $14,972

Where the money came from

$40,476,000 in revenue: 69.5% state, 21.0% local and 9.5% federal. Total spending including $2,796,000 of capital outlay was $40,374,000, or $10,941 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Radford City Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $28,148,000; Local $8,496,000; Federal $3,832,000; total $40,476,000.
  • State$28,148,000 70%
  • Local$8,496,000 21%
  • Federal$3,832,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 116 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,690 students in 2022-23, 3,206 students in 2023-24, 3,321 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Radford City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,690, 2023-24: 3,206, 2024-25: 3,32101k2k3k4k2022-233,6902023-243,2062024-253,321
Radford City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,690, 2023-24: 3,206, 2024-25: 3,32101k2k3k4k2022-233,6902023-243,2062024-253,321
Radford City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,690, 2023-24: 3,206, 2024-25: 3,32101k2k3k4k2022-233,6902023-243,2062024-253,321
Radford City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,690, 2023-24: 3,206, 2024-25: 3,32101k2k3k4k2022-233,6902023-243,2062024-253,321

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,690117.531.4
2023-243,206170.118.8
2024-253,321213.415.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 375 students in Radford City Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtVirginia
Four-year graduation rate95%88.8%
Students in the class37599,059

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 856 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Belle Heth Elementary47313.979.9%Targeted program
McHarg Elementary38313.288.8%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 265 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John N. Dalton Intermediate26513.981.5%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 506 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Radford High50612.265.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 1,694 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Radford City Virtual1,69418.8not reportedNot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Radford City Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Radford City Public Schools

  1. Virginia districts by spending per studentRadford City Public Schools ranks 116 of 116 Virginia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,898).#116 of 116
  2. Every school district in VirginiaRadford City Public Schools is the number 68 by size of 132 Virginia districts, with 3,690 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#68 of 132
  3. Salem City Public SchoolsThe next larger Virginia district: 3,750 students in fall 2022, $14,892 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,892
  4. Carroll County Public SchoolsThe next smaller Virginia district: 3,505 students in fall 2022, $14,021 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,021
  5. Compare Radford City Public Schools with Salem City Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Radford High, its largest high school506 students in 2024-25, 12.2 per teacher.506
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Radford City Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Radford City Public Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 3,321 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Radford City Public Schools spend per student?
    $9,898 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Virginia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,972 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,614 per student, up 7.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Radford City Public Schools' money come from?
    $40,476,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.5% state, 21.0% local and 9.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Radford City Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 244 of the 1,577 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Radford City Public Schools?
    95% of the 375 students in Radford City Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Radford City Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    5103180. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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