Editing Powhatan County, Virginia (section)

==Education==
[[Powhatan County Public Schools]] serves over 4,300 students in the county. It is composed of three Elementary schools: Pocahontas Elementary School, Powhatan Elementary School, and Flat Rock Elementary School. These elementary schools currently educate Kindergarten through 5th grade. Powhatan Middle School was completed in 2018 and educates 6th grade through 8th grade. [[Powhatan High School]], located at 1800 Judes Ferry Road, is the county's only secondary school that teaches 9th through 12th grade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Page - Powhatan County Public Schools |url=http://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/ |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=www.powhatan.k12.va.us}}</ref> The current [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent]] of PCPS is Dr. Beth Teigen<ref>{{Cite web |title=Superintendent - Powhatan County Public Schools |url=http://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/superintendent |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=www.powhatan.k12.va.us}}</ref> (2022).

Members of the elected School Board are:<ref>https://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/page/school-board</ref> 
* District 1 and Vice Chairwoman: Vicki R. Hurt (R)
* District 2: Susan Evans Smith (I)
* District 3: Jeanne M. Wade (R)
* District 4 and Chairman: James E. Taylor, III (R)
* District 5: Michele Leite' Ward (R)

The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond]] oversees Catholic education in the county, with the [[Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School]] in [[Powhatan, Virginia|Powhatan]]. The school has grades PK2-12 on one campus.