Eastside High

Eastside High is one of the tiny high schools in Coeburn, Virginia, operated by Wise County Public Schools, with 418 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 66% below typical.

Wise County Public Schools comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,779 students; Eastside High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Eastside High reports that nearly all students (96%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Eastside High has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Eastside High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Eastside 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 64.1%; this one delivers 79.9%, a residual of +15.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wise County) shows that median household earnings sit near $52,943, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Wise County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,779 students), Eastside High is one campus in the mix.

Coeburn Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Eastside High. On composite proficiency, Eastside High comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 84.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 422 students in 2018 compared to 418 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Eastside High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.