School district · Virginia

Buckingham County Public Schools

Buckingham County Public Schools in Virginia: 5 public schools with 1,868 students and 14.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,409 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,868
Students per teacher
14.6
VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,409
VA $17.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
128
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
374
VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

62%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

746 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

58%proficient

+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

704 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.7K15
$11.5K16
$11.1K17
$11.1K18
$11.0K19
$11.5K20
$12.7K21
$14.8K22
$15.7K23
$16.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $5.4M
State
58% · $20M
Local
26% · $9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,055
Support services
$6,518
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.7M
Long-term debt
$298K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K10311.4——
Buckingham Co ElementaryFree meals for all
3–535114.663%74%
Buckingham Co PrimaryFree meals for all
K–236116.4——
Buckingham County MiddleFree meals for all
6–840713.661%45%
Buckingham County HighFree meals for all
9–1264615.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
15595 West James Anderson Rd., Buckingham, VA 23921
Phone
(434)969-6100
Website