Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center

Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center is a very small elementary school in Buckingham, Virginia, operated by Buckingham County Public Schools. The school educates 103 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Buckingham County Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,868 students, Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 11% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Buckingham County put median household earnings sit near $60,828, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Buckingham County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,868 students), Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Buckingham County High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 113 (now 103). The Black share of enrollment fell from 40% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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