J. F. Webb High

Located at 3200 Webb School Rd, in Oxford, North Carolina, J. F. Webb High is a cozy secondary school that serves 512 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Granville County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 761.

Across the 16 schools in Granville County Schools (6,402 students total), J. F. Webb High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, J. F. Webb High lists that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment; the rest consists of 22% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, J. F. Webb High logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, J. F. Webb High is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.8%; J. F. Webb High posts 29.8%, -18.9 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Granville County put the typical household earns roughly $71,111 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. J. F. Webb High is one of 20 public schools in Granville County (combined enrollment of about 8,376 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northern Granville Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, J. F. Webb High comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 508 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 10% to 18%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for J. F. Webb High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.