Enrollment
384
High
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMYTH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510352001558
Chilhowie High
1160 East Lee Hwy, Chilhowie, VA 24319 · (276) 646-8966 · Smyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
388 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 101 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 27% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
94.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 79.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Chilhowie High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #114 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #28 of 316 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #108 of 316 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #280 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #171 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #287 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #9 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #137 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
384
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 384 | 26.9 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 28.1 | 14.2:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 30.3 | 13.0:1 | 64% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 30.1 | 13.3:1 | 61% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 40% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 40% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 24% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 36 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chilhowie High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (402 to 384); teachers down 11% (30.1 to 26.9).
About Chilhowie High
Federal records list Chilhowie High as a high school in Chilhowie, Virginia. The student body numbers 384 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213, so this school runs 68% smaller than that.
Smyth County Public Schools has 4,132 students spread across 14 schools.
The large majority of students at Chilhowie High, 93%, are White. Next come 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Chilhowie High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Teacher staffing is 26.9 full-time equivalents, or about 14.3 students per teacher. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.9:1.
Chilhowie High is a top-10% school in Virginia on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.6% with an actual 78.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Smyth County, median household income is about $49,883, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Smyth County number 16 and enroll about 4,132.
The closest other public school is Chilhowie Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 82.3% on proficiency, and Chilhowie High is below that at 78.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Chilhowie High had 406 students in 2020-21 and 384 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Community posts for Chilhowie High can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Smyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,420
Census ACS
Median income
$49,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,132 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smyth County Public Schools
- Chilhowie ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Marion Senior HighHigh · 563 students
- Marion MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Oak Point ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- Smyth County VirtualElementary · 339 students
- Marion ElementaryElementary · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Chilhowie Middle0.0 mi · 273
- Chilhowie Elementary0.9 mi · 589
- Oak Point Elementary4.6 mi · 352
- Glade Spring Middle6.1 mi · 228
- Northwood High7.1 mi · 204
- Saltville Elementary7.4 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Chilhowie HighHow large is Chilhowie High?
Chilhowie High enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chilhowie High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chilhowie High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chilhowie High have?
Chilhowie High employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Chilhowie High?
Chilhowie High reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Chilhowie High?
Chilhowie High is overseen by Smyth County Public Schools in Smyth County.
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