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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at GREENSVILLE COUNTY HIGH?
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Enrollment
584
High
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENSVILLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510174000706
Greensville County High
403 Harding St, Emporia, VA 23847 · (434) 634-2195 · Emporia city
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Virginia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
589 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 130 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 164 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 143 | 24% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Greensville County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 86.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Greensville County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #278 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #82 of 316 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #290 of 316 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #233 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #30 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #220 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #10 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #26 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
584
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 584 | 55 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 47.7 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 55.3 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 49 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 53.7 | 13.2:1 | 92% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 54 | 13.7:1 | 59% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 35 | 21.7:1 | 59% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | 58 | 12.5:1 | 42% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 60 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greensville County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (711 to 584); teachers up 2% (53.7 to 55).
About Greensville County High
Families in Emporia, Virginia, are served by Greensville County High, a small high school. It reported 584 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 1,213 students for high schools in Virginia.
A total of 3 schools make up Greensville County Public Schools, with 2,017 students enrolled.
About 74% of the student body at Greensville County High is Black. The remaining students are 13% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Emporia city, the Black share is about 64%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
Greensville County High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1, with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Virginia, 13.9:1, is higher.
Among Virginia public high schools, Greensville County High outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Greensville County High, the prediction is 60.6% and the result is 60.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Emporia city show that the median household earns about $51,899 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%.
Edward W. Wyatt Middle is about 2.7 miles from Greensville County High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Greensville County High ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 584 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.9:1 to 10.6:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Greensville County High, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Emporia city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,547
Census ACS
Median income
$51,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1
584 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greensville County Public Schools
- Greensville ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Edward W. Wyatt MiddleMiddle · 448 students
- Belfield ElementaryCombined
Other schools in Emporia
- Greensville ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Edward W. Wyatt MiddleMiddle · 448 students
- Belfield ElementaryCombined
Nearby schools
- Edward W. Wyatt Middle2.7 mi · 448
- Greensville Elementary2.9 mi · 985
- Northampton County High School12.9 mi · 265
- KIPP Gaston College Preparatory13.0 mi · 1,143
- Gaston STEM Leadership Academy13.1 mi · 284
- Meherrin Powellton Elementary13.6 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Greensville County HighHow large is Greensville County High?
Greensville County High enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Greensville County High serve?
Greensville County High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Greensville County High?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Greensville County High.
What is the student diversity at Greensville County High?
Student demographics at Greensville County High are roughly 13% White, 8% Hispanic, 74% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Greensville County High public or private?
Greensville County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greensville County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.