Appomattox County High

Set in Appomattox, Virginia, Appomattox County High is a cozy secondary school, run under Appomattox County Public Schools. It educates 731 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Appomattox County Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,421 students. Appomattox County High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Appomattox County High shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 22% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Appomattox County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 77% of students at Appomattox County High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Appomattox County High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.2%, the actual is 73.9%, a residual of +6.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Appomattox County) records that the typical household earns roughly $62,853 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Appomattox County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,421 students), Appomattox County High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Appomattox Middle, roughly 0.8 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Appomattox County High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 700 students in 2018 compared to 731 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.