Grafton High

Grafton High, a reasonably sized senior high in Yorktown, Virginia, operated by York County Public Schools, instructs 1,235 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

York County Public Schools runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 13,105 students. Grafton High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Grafton High reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 44% of students at Grafton High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above York County's rate of about 35%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Grafton High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (York County) shows that median household earnings sit near $109,956, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across York County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,105 students), Grafton High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Grafton Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Grafton High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 80.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grafton High has grew 5%, going from 1,181 students in 2018 to 1,235 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 60% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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