Alexandria City High

As a sizable secondary school in Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria City High enrolls 4,655 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Alexandria City Public Schools. That puts it 284% larger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Alexandria City Public Schools comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 16,575 students; Alexandria City High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Alexandria City High lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Black, 24% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 306 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Alexandria City High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the surrounding community, Alexandria city reports that median household earnings sit near $119,681, about 66% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Alexandria city runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,575 students), of which Alexandria City High is one.

The closest other public school is Douglas MacArthur Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Alexandria City High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 64.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Alexandria City High's enrollment has expanded 17% since 2018, when it stood at 3,963 (now 4,655). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Alexandria City High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.