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Prince George County Public Schools | |
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Address | |
6410 Courts Dr. Prince George , Virginia, 23875United States | |
Coordinates | 37°13'20.662"N, 77°17'17.804"W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Lead, Innovate, Inspire |
Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
Superintendent | Douglas Lyle Jr. |
School board | 6 members |
Governing agency | Virginia Department of Education |
Accreditation(s) | |
Schools | 8+1 technical school |
Budget | $6,255,916 |
NCES District ID | 5103090 [2] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 6,106 (2020–2021) [3] |
Teachers | 441.75 (2020–2021) [3] |
Student–teacher ratio | 13.82 (2020–2021) [3] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Prince George County Public Schools is the school district that provides schooling to the children in Prince George county, Virginia, United States. The school district also serves the military families who live on the U.S. Military base Fort Gregg-Adams.
During the 2020–2021 school year, the Prince George County School Board had a meeting where they voted to close the William A. Walton Elementary School and build a replacement school due to mold inside the school. The new school will be called Middle Road Elementary School. The school opened during the 2022–2023 school year. [4] [5]
On August 7, 2020, Prince George County Public Schools announced during the COVID-19 pandemic that they would opt into a hybrid instruction plan for the 2020–2021 school year. The county's parents and students were split on how they believed the schools should return to providing classes. In a district survey, 51% of parents preferred an all-virtual option while the remainder wanted to return in-person classes. The district then released their return to school plan that includes a hybrid education method. The plan states that half of the district can learn in school with social distancing and reduced class sizes in effect while the other half can learn virtually. The county's school district was the 3rd Tri-cities School district to opt to have in-person learning and virtual learning. In response to the survey, the School Board Chair, Chris Johnson, said that the teachers' survey responses were what stuck out to him the most when he was making his decision whether to allow in-person learning or just virtual learning. 78% of teachers in the survey wanted to return to teaching in-person rather than virtual. [6]
On August 25th, Prince George County public schools announced that they are having a school Chromebook shortage. The cause of the shortage is from the high amount of students that are doing virtual learning due to the pandemic. [7] It was also stated that a delivery of over 2,500 laptops would be delayed until December. [8]
In February 2024, a 13 year old boy at J.E.J Moore Middle School, a middle school under the district, was arrested on school grounds for making threats to attack the school and harm students. The student was charged with 2 counts of threats to kill or injure people on school grounds. [9]
On July 31, former PGCPS Assistant superintendent William Barnes was charged with nine felonies, including aggravated sexual battery, indecent liberties with a minor and sexual assault by force or threat. [10] [11] [12]
In August, parents criticized the school district for its handling of the allegations against the former assistant superintendent. [13]
In September, state police investigation confirmed that the school board knew about sex abuse allegations against the former assistant superintendent William Barnes. The former superintendent Lisa Pennycuff provided Hanover School Board Chair with key dates about the timeline of the events. [14]
In October, a teacher at Harrison Elementary was arrested for possession of child pornography. It was not believed that they had any inappropriate pictures of students. The teacher was put on administrative leave pending the investigation results. [15] [16]
In response to a nationwide shortage of bus drivers, parents blamed the district's transportation department for students having lower grades. The district's transportation department said they are short 200 bus drivers and that the issue is caused by bus drivers having to do back-to-back routes causing students to arrive late at school. Prince George County Public Schools has over 1,000 bus routes to cover. [17]
The school district includes students from a U.S. military base Fort Gregg-Adams. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the county has gained 20% more students than in 2010. The population grew to 43,010 people which makes Prince George the 5th most populated county. [18]
Prince George County Public Schools voted to not implement the critical race Policy. The districts school board said that the policy looks like its trying to divide people of the country and the schools. Some board members spoke out against the policy stating that the color of a someones skin should not dictate any divide in their lifestyle. [19]
Before the start of the 2021-2022 PGCPS School Board voted on the policies. The bathroom policy caused a huge discussion between parents during the public comment period of the meeting and from the school board members. The board implemented a gender neutral bathroom policy as a way to welcome trans students into a comfortable facility. [20]
Douglas Lyle Jr. who was an educator in the state of Virginia for over 30 years was appointed by the school board to become the next superintendent of Prince George County Public Schools. [21]
Name | term |
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Lisa Pennycuff | July 1, 2019-July 23, 2024(resigned) [22] [23] [24] |
Douglas Lyle Jr. | September 10, 2024–present |
Name |
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Robert Eley III |
Michelle Crist |
Jill Andrews |
Sherry Taylor |
Christopher Johnson |
As of the start of the 2024–2025 school year
Race | Total percentage of students |
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White | 47.1% |
Black | 29.6% |
Hispanic | 13.9% |
Asian | 1.2% |
Other | 8.3% |
As of the start of the 2024–2025 school year
Gender | Total percentage of students |
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Male | 51% |
Female | 49% |
As of the end of the 2023–2024 school year
Below average | Average | Above average |
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29% | 71% | <1% |
Rankings are as of the start of the 2024–2025 school year
Ranking factors | National rank | State rank |
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College Readiness Index Rank | #9,889 | #208 |
College Curriculum Breadth Index Rank | #10,124 (tie) | #226 |
State Assessment Proficiency Rank | #8,478 | #154 |
State Assessment Performance Rank | #9,466 | #172 |
Graduation Rate Rank | #11,126 (tie) | #172 (tie) |
As of the end of the 2023–2024 school year
School | Math (percentage) | English (percentage) |
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Elementary | 73% | 78% |
Middle | 61% | 71% |
High | 79% | 89% |
Overall the district spends an average of $11,127 per student per year. The district's total revenue is $72,661,000. [26]
The 2024–2025 school year's general budget is $6,255,916 and that total is 7.13% over the given FY2024 adopted budget of $87,780,829. [29]
As of the start of the 2024–2025 school year
From | Amount (percentage of budget) |
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State | 60.8% |
Local | 26.5% |
Federal | 12.7% |
The school district partners with many colleges including the following:
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