Staunton City School PreSchool Programs

Staunton City School PreSchool Programs, an one-room-style elementary-level community in Staunton, Virginia, one of the schools within Staunton City Public Schools, serves 149 students, covering grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 499.

Staunton City School PreSchool Programs is one of 6 schools operated by Staunton City Public Schools, a district that hosts 2,692 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Staunton City School PreSchool Programs logs that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 22% Black, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Staunton City School PreSchool Programs higher than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Staunton city shows the typical household earns roughly $65,581 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Staunton city runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,780 students), of which Staunton City School PreSchool Programs is one.

The closest other public school is Arthur R. Ware Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 101%: 74 students in 2018 compared to 149 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 7% to 1%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.