Prince Edward County Public Schools

What Prince Edward County Public Schools does

Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 35 Eagle Drive, Farmville, Virginia, serving students across Prince Edward County. The district operates three schools—Prince Edward County Elementary School, Prince Edward County Middle School, and Prince Edward County High School—and employs 358 staff members. It serves as the primary provider of free public education to local students, with a notable dual enrollment program that allowed 123 students to take college-level courses concurrently with high school studies.

The district's technology footprint is limited to a standard educational communication stack: a website built on the Apptegy content management system, official mobile applications for iOS and Android, and social media presence across Facebook, X, YouTube, and Instagram. PECPS also operates a SafeShare reporting system and a Human Resources information portal. There is no proprietary technology, no AI/ML infrastructure, and no API platform. The website is available at pecps.k12.va.us, with separate subdomains for each of the three schools.

As a government entity, PECPS is funded through state and local government appropriations, local tax revenues, and federal education grants, and services are provided free of charge to resident students. The district does not operate under a commercial revenue model, has no alternative revenue streams, and is not eligible for venture or private capital. It is governed by a School Board and is monitored by the Virginia Department of Education, which recognized it as one of only 18 out of 132 Virginia districts to maintain or improve pre-pandemic SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores.

Name

Prince Edward County Public Schools

Legal name

Prince Edward County Public Schools

Website

https://pecps.k12.va.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Prince Edward County Public Schools is a Virginia public K-12 school district headquartered in Farmville, operating three schools (elementary, middle, high) with 358 employees and serving local students through free government-funded education, including a dual enrollment college-credit program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Public school district
• Dual enrollment programs
• SOL test preparation
• School district services

Headquarters

HQ city

Farmville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school district, PECPS is funded through state and local government appropriations, local tax revenues, and federal education grants. Education services are provided free of charge to resident students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Prince Edward County Public Schools is a public K-12 school district that provides free primary and secondary education to resident students in Farmville, Virginia through three schools: an Elementary School, a Middle School, and a High School. The district offers a dual enrollment program allowing high school students to earn college credit, and supports its community via a district website, mobile applications for iOS and Android, and a SafeShare reporting system.

Product overview

Prince Edward County Public Schools is a public school district comprising three schools: Prince Edward County Elementary School, Prince Edward County Middle School, and Prince Edward County High School. The district operates mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms. The district also provides a SafeShare reporting system and Human Resources information portal. The district emphasizes dual enrollment opportunities and maintains SOL test score achievements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prince Edward County Elementary School Elementary school serving students in the Prince Edward County Public Schools district in Farmville, Virginia.
• Prince Edward County Middle School Middle school serving students in the Prince Edward County Public Schools district in Farmville, Virginia.
• Prince Edward County High School High school serving students in the Prince Edward County Public Schools district in Farmville, Virginia, offering dual enrollment opportunities for college credit.
• PECPS Mobile App (iOS) Official iOS mobile application for Prince Edward County Public Schools, providing parents, students, and staff with convenient access to school information and updates.
• PECPS Mobile App (Android) Official Android mobile application for Prince Edward County Public Schools, providing parents, students, and staff with convenient access to school information and updates.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cumberland County Public Schools: Adjacent rural Virginia public school district of comparable scale, also serving a small county catchment in the Piedmont region. Most directly comparable peer given shared geographic, demographic, and regulatory context.
• Buckingham County Public Schools: Neighboring rural Virginia public school district of similar size and structure, operating elementary, middle, and high schools under a single district. Shares the same SOL accountability framework and rural funding base as PECPS.
• Nottoway County Public Schools: Nearby small rural Virginia public school district operating a similar three-school K-12 structure in the south-central region of the state. Comparable in enrollment scale and funding profile.
• Amelia County Public Schools: Small rural Virginia public school district operating K-12 campuses within a single county catchment. Highly comparable in scale, governance, and revenue structure.
• Charlotte County Public Schools: Adjacent south-central Virginia rural district with similar enrollment, K-12 structure, and reliance on state/local appropriations under the same Virginia SOL framework.

Broad incumbents

• Apptegy: PECPS's website and content management platform vendor (visible from the Apptegy CMS asset URLs). A broader incumbent in K-12 communication/digital infrastructure serving thousands of US school districts — comparable as the technology stack underpinning the district's digital presence.
• PowerSchool: Largest US K-12 student information system and education technology vendor, used broadly across US school districts for SIS, LMS, and assessment. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in the operational technology layer that districts like PECPS rely on.

Others

• Frontline Education: K-12 administration software provider covering HR, recruiting, professional development, and operations used widely by US school districts. Adjacent/ecosystem participant supplying the administrative tooling layer for districts of PECPS's profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PrinceEdwardSch
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PrinceEdwardCountySchools
• Facebookfacebook.com/PECPS
• Instagraminstagram.com/princeedwardcountypublicschool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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