Enrollment
182
High
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510033000139
Bath County High
464 Charger Lane, Hot Springs, VA 24445 · (540) 839-2431 · Bath County
GRADES 08–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
36.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
139 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Bath County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +11.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
182
-26 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
36.0:1
was 9.0:1
% White
90%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bath County High
Bath County High operates as a rural-scale four-year high school in Hot Springs, Virginia, run under Bath County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 182 students spanning grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 1,213 students each, so Bath County High sits 85% below that benchmark.
Bath County High is one of 3 schools operated by Bath County Public Schools, a district that educates 509 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Bath County High shows that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder looks like 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bath County High has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 36.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bath County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Bath County High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.3%; this one delivers 73.0%.
In the area at large, census data for Bath County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,184 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Bath County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 509 students), Bath County High is one campus in the mix.
Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.3 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Bath County High comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 69.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bath County High has declined 12%, going from 208 students in 2018 to 182 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 36.0:1 today.
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Bath County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,100
Census ACS
Median income
$56,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bath County Public Schools
- Valley ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Millboro ElementaryElementary · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Elementary5.3 mi · 184
- Millboro Elementary11.0 mi · 143
- Sharon Elementary15.7 mi · 216
- Mountain View Elementary16.7 mi · 415
- Alleghany High18.0 mi · 818
- Pocahontas County High School19.1 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Bath County HighHow large is Bath County High?
Bath County High enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 08-12.
Is Bath County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bath County High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bath County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bath County High is approximately 36.0:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bath County High?
At Bath County High, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Bath County High public or private?
Bath County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bath County Public Schools.
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