Bacon District Elementary

Bacon District Elementary, a minimally staffed primary school in Saxe, Virginia, overseen by Charlotte County Public Schools, serves 169 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 66% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Charlotte County Public Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,707 students; Bacon District Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bacon District Elementary records that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 29% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Charlotte County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Bacon District Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Bacon District Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Charlotte County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,000, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Charlotte County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,707 students), of which Bacon District Elementary is one.

Chase City Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.3 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bacon District Elementary has contracted 4%, going from 176 students in 2018 to 169 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 47% to 29%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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