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Enrollment
1,315
High
DISTRICT 920 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510066000238
Caroline High
19155 Rodgers Clark Blvd, Milford, VA 22514 · (804) 633-9886 · Caroline County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,056 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Caroline County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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
1,315
+145 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.5:1
% White
47%
was 53%
% Hispanic
15%
was 7%
% Black
27%
was 30%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Caroline High
Caroline High is a high school of medium-sized scale in Milford, Virginia, operated by Caroline County Public Schools, works with 1,315 students in grades 9 through 12.
Within Caroline County Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 4,600 students, Caroline High is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Caroline High logs that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 27% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Caroline County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school lists 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 80% of students at Caroline High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Caroline High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Caroline County) shows that median household income runs about $87,407, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Caroline County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,600 students), Caroline High is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Caroline Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Caroline High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Caroline High at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Caroline High has ticked up 12%, going from 1,170 students in 2018 to 1,315 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 7% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Caroline High typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Caroline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,098
Census ACS
Median income
$87,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,600 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caroline County Public Schools
- Lewis and Clark ElementaryElementary · 1,009 students
- Caroline MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Bowling Green ElementaryElementary · 837 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Milford
- Caroline MiddleMiddle · 983 students
- Bowling Green ElementaryElementary · 837 students
Nearby schools
- Caroline Middle0.3 mi · 983
- Bowling Green Elementary4.3 mi · 837
- Madison Elementary4.5 mi · 456
- Lewis and Clark Elementary6.5 mi · 1,009
- Thornburg Middle11.8 mi · 755
- Riverview Elementary12.0 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Caroline HighHow many students attend Caroline High?
Caroline High enrolls approximately 1,315 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Caroline High serve?
Caroline High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Caroline High have?
Caroline High employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Caroline High?
At Caroline High, the student body is approximately 47% White, 15% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Caroline High?
Caroline High is overseen by Caroline County Public Schools in Caroline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.