Highland Springs High

Set in Highland Springs, Virginia, Highland Springs High is a heavily attended senior high, one of the schools within Henrico County Public Schools. It teaches 1,928 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 59% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Highland Springs High records that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at Highland Springs High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Henrico County's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, Highland Springs High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.5%; this one delivers 61.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Henrico County indicate median household income runs about $88,783, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Henrico County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,753 students), of which Highland Springs High is one.

Nearest neighbor: An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Springs High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highland Springs High at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 1,872 students in 2018 compared to 1,928 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 11% across the same window.

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