Superintendent: Winchester maintains low class sizes amid a tight teacher labor market; intent-to-leave dips to 16%

At the Oct. 13, 2025, meeting, Superintendent Dr. Doug Joyner briefed the Winchester City Public Schools board on the district's annual Standards of Quality staffing report and other staffing metrics.

Joyner told the board the report meets state reporting requirements and shows Winchester's class sizes remain below the Code of Virginia guidance in most grades. He said elementary class-size averages (excluding resource teachers) are about 16.6 students per teacher and about 13.9 to 1 when resource teachers are included. Middle- and high-school subject ratios were reported at averages near 14–15 to 1 divisionwide for middle grades and approximately 17.6 to 1 for high school (18.3 to 1 when measured by class), all below the Code of Virginia guidance cited in the presentation.

Joyner framed staffing results within a national and state labor-market…