George Wythe High

George Wythe High is one of the tiny senior highs in Wytheville, Virginia, run under Wythe County Public Schools, with 421 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 65% leaner than typical.

Wythe County Public Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 3,734 students. George Wythe High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, George Wythe High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, George Wythe High lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible 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), George Wythe High ranks in the top 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 66.1%; George Wythe High posts 80.6%, +14.5 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Wythe County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,745, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. George Wythe High is one of 14 public schools in Wythe County (combined enrollment of about 3,734 students).

The closest other public school is Scott Memorial Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Wythe High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 79.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. George Wythe High's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 441 (now 421). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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