Chincoteague High

As a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Chincoteague, Virginia, Chincoteague High educates 271 students from grades 6 through 12, one of the schools within Accomack County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 1,213 students each, so Chincoteague High sits 78% below that benchmark.

Chincoteague High is one of 11 schools operated by Accomack County Public Schools, a district that instructs 4,623 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chincoteague High logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). The remainder consists of 13% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Chincoteague High logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chincoteague High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 80.3%, a residual of +18.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Accomack County shows median household income runs about $58,993, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Accomack County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,623 students), Chincoteague High is one campus in the mix.

Chincoteague Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chincoteague High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.3%.

Chincoteague High operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Chincoteague High's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 271). Class-load math has tightened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

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