Blacksburg High

Blacksburg High is a mid-tier secondary school in Blacksburg, Virginia, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools. The school serves 1,325 students in grades 9 through 12.

Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 9,461 students; Blacksburg High is among them.

Demographically, Blacksburg High shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Blacksburg High lists 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Montgomery County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Blacksburg High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 81.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,715, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blacksburg High is one of 23 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 9,461 students).

Blacksburg Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Blacksburg High ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 79.7%.

Blacksburg High operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Blacksburg High's enrollment has edged up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,211 (now 1,325). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 71% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for Blacksburg High typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.