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Farmville, Virginia - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Prince Edward County Public Schools #38 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,219 per pupil, Prince Edward County Public Schools ranks #55 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,887
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,219
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Prince Edward County Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,887 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Prince Edward County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,219 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.7% local, 60.9% state, and 16.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #38 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 444.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.6% African American, 31.6% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Prince Edward Elementary, with a diversity index of 60.7/100.
Its largest campus is Prince Edward Elementary, enrolling 823 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Prince Edward Elementary accounts for 43.6% of all Prince Edward County Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Prince Edward County Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Prince Edward County Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Prince Edward County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 445:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Prince Edward County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 36.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Prince Edward County Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Prince Edward County Public Schools?
Prince Edward County Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,887 students.
How much does Prince Edward County Public Schools spend per student?
Prince Edward County Public Schools spends $14,219 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #38 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Prince Edward County Public Schools?
Prince Edward County Public Schools students are 55.6% African American, 31.6% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Prince Edward County Public Schools?
Prince Edward County Public Schools has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #38 out of 131 districts in Virginia.