Castlewood High

Castlewood High is one of the rural-scale secondary schools in Castlewood, Virginia, operated by Russell County Public Schools, with 285 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12. That puts it 77% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Across the 11 schools in Russell County Public Schools (3,583 students total), Castlewood High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Castlewood High reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Russell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Castlewood High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Russell County reports that the typical household earns roughly $50,012 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Russell County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,583 students), Castlewood High is one campus in the mix.

Castlewood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Castlewood High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 78.9%.

Castlewood High operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Castlewood High's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 339 (now 285). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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