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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510069000242

Carroll County High

100 Cavs Lane, Hillsville, VA 24343 · (276) 728-2125 · Carroll County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,033 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,033
High
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 1,213
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
923 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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
Grade 9
246
Grade 10
269
Grade 11
257
Grade 12
261
Student demographics
White
93691%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 43%
Hispanic
596%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 20%
Black
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 21%
Asian
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 8%
Two+
263%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
55554%
Female
47846%

School pathway

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Carroll County Middle06–08
Based on grade levels within Carroll County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,033
-89 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.7:1
% White
91%
was 92%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Carroll County High

Set in Hillsville, Virginia, Carroll County High is a mid-tier high school, one of the schools within Carroll County Public Schools. It works with 1,033 students across grades 9 through 12.

Within Carroll County Public Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 3,437 students, Carroll County High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Carroll County High shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Carroll County High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Carroll County High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carroll County High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.8%.

In the broader community, Carroll County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,484 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Carroll County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,437 students), of which Carroll County High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carroll County Middle, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Carroll County High. On composite proficiency, Carroll County High comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 74.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 1,122 students in 2018 compared to 1,033 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Carroll County High typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Carroll County at a glance

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Population
29,157
Census ACS
Median income
$54,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,437 students

Quick facts

School name
Carroll County High
District
Carroll County Public Schools
Address
100 Cavs Lane, Hillsville, VA 24343
Phone
(276) 728-2125
County
Carroll County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,033
Teachers (FTE)
88
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
923 (89%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
510069000242
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
Other schools in Hillsville
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Carroll County High
What is the total enrollment at Carroll County High?
Carroll County High enrolls approximately 1,033 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Carroll County High serve?
Carroll County High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Carroll County High have?
Carroll County High employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carroll County High?
At Carroll County High, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Carroll County High in?
Carroll County High is part of Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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