Buckingham Co Primary

Buckingham Co Primary is one of the compact elementary campuss in Dillwyn, Virginia, run under Buckingham County Public Schools, with 361 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.

Buckingham County Public Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,868 students. Buckingham Co Primary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Buckingham Co Primary shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 33% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Buckingham Co Primary logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Buckingham County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $60,828 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Primary is one campus in the mix.

Buckingham Co Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Buckingham Co Primary.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 464 students in 2018 compared to 361 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.