Enrollment
115
High
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCHANAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510051000193
Council High
7608 Helen Henderson Hwy, Honaker, VA 24620 · (276) 859-9329 · Buchanan County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Virginia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
113 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 8 | 25 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 15% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -12.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 19 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Schools most like Council High
Council High's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council High this school | 115 | 98.3% | 64.4% |
| Twin Valley High Pilgrim Knob | 179 | 97.2% | 59.8% |
| Hurley High Hurley | 194 | 96.9% | 75.5% |
| Northwood High Saltville | 204 | 99.0% | 73.5% |
| Thomas Walker High Ewing | 291 | 99.7% | 71.5% |
| Castlewood High Castlewood | 285 | 91.2% | 70.6% |
Matched among Virginia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Council High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #257 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #284 of 316 ▼ 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #299 of 316 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #321 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #36 of 319 |
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
115
-10 (-8%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 115 | 10.3 | 11.2:1 | 98% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 10.3 | 10.8:1 | 99% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 119 | 11.3 | 10.6:1 | 97% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 11 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 136 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 82% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | 13 | 10.5:1 | 64% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | 11 | 12.7:1 | 59% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 17 | 8.1:1 | 65% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 23 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Council High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (136 to 115); teachers down 7% (11 to 10.3).
About Council High
Council High is a public very small high school in Honaker, Virginia. It enrolls 115 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 8 through 12. That is 91% below the average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
In Buchanan County Public Schools, 8 schools enroll a combined 2,316 students.
Of every 100 students at Council High, about 99 are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
Council High lists 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia is 2.7 students per teacher. About 98% of students at Council High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Buchanan County is similar, at 100%.
Council High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Virginia public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Council High would score about 61.4%. It scores 64.4%, 3.0 points above that figure.
The school is in Buchanan County, where median household income comes to about $42,886, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Buchanan County counts 10 public schools with about 2,316 students.
The closest school to Council High is Council Elementary/Middle, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 4. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Council High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 125 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 115 by 2024-25.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,415
Census ACS
Median income
$42,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buchanan County Public Schools
- Riverview Elementary/MiddleElementary · 719 students
- Grundy HighHigh · 352 students
- Hurley Elementary/MiddleElementary · 323 students
- Twin Valley Elementary/MiddleElementary · 240 students
- Council Elementary/MiddleElementary · 194 students
- Hurley HighHigh · 194 students
Other schools in Honaker
- Honaker ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Honaker HighHigh · 422 students
- Council Elementary/MiddleElementary · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Council Elementary/Middle0.2 mi · 194
- Honaker High7.2 mi · 422
- Honaker Elementary8.5 mi · 712
- Swords Creek Elementary9.2 mi · 93
- Twin Valley Elementary/Middle10.2 mi · 240
- Lebanon Primary12.2 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Council HighHow large is Council High?
Council High enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Council High serve?
Council High serves grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Council High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Council High is approximately 11.2:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Council High?
At Council High, the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Two or more.
Is Council High public or private?
Council High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buchanan County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.