Glen Allen High

Glen Allen High is a secondary school of substantial scale in Glen Allen, Virginia, part of Henrico County Public Schools, enrolling 1,939 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 60% above typical.

Across the 69 schools in Henrico County Public Schools (51,044 students total), Glen Allen High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Glen Allen High logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 18% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Henrico County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Henrico County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glen Allen High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 79.8%; this one delivers 75.6%.

Around the school, Henrico County reports that median household income runs about $88,783, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Henrico County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), Glen Allen High is one campus in the mix.

Hungary Creek Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glen Allen High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 69.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glen Allen High has grew 9%, going from 1,778 students in 2018 to 1,939 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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