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Buckingham County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Dillwyn.

Dillwyn’s Schools page →

Students
1,868
Schools
5
Spent per student
$16,409
VA $17,169
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Buckingham County Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $92 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% of the 133 Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2020–21
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Dillwyn 441

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dillwyn. Grade by grade →

K–2Buckingham Co PrimaryThis district
3–5Buckingham Co ElementaryThis district
6–8Buckingham County MiddleThis district
9–12Buckingham County HighThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 54.4% · 826 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 88.8% · 150 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,409 per student · 4% below VA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 58%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,009’20
1,933’21
1,992’22
1,966’23
1,868’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Black 33%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools.

Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Buckingham
103 students11:1
Buckingham Co Primary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Dillwyn
361 students16:1
Buckingham Co Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Dillwyn
D
351 students15:1
Buckingham County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Buckingham
D
407 students14:1
Buckingham County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Buckingham
C+
646 students15:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Virginia.