Dinwiddie County High

Dinwiddie County High is a mid-tier senior high in Dinwiddie, Virginia, run under Dinwiddie County Public Schools. The school caters to 1,260 students in grades 9 through 12.

Dinwiddie County Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,147 students. Dinwiddie County High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Dinwiddie County High shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 132 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Dinwiddie County High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.4%, the actual is 69.0%, a residual of +6.6 points.

In the area at large, Dinwiddie County reports that median household income runs about $83,704, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Dinwiddie County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,147 students), Dinwiddie County High is one campus in the mix.

Dinwiddie County Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Dinwiddie County High. On composite proficiency, Dinwiddie County High comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dinwiddie County High has declined 3%, going from 1,300 students in 2018 to 1,260 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.