Amelia County High

Amelia County High operates as a low-enrollment four-year high school in Amelia Court House, Virginia, run under Amelia County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 516 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

Amelia County High is one of 3 schools operated by Amelia County Public Schools, a district that educates 1,600 students overall.

On demographics, Amelia County High shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Amelia County High shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Amelia County High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.5%, the actual is 67.0%, a residual of +1.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Amelia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,717 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Amelia County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,600 students), Amelia County High is one campus in the mix.

Amelia County Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Amelia County High at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Amelia County High has ticked down 6%, going from 547 students in 2018 to 516 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 23% to 16%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.