Hopewell High

Hopewell High is a four-year high school of medium-sized scale in Hopewell, Virginia, run under Hopewell City Public Schools, caters to 1,136 students in grades 9 through 12.

Hopewell High is one of 6 schools operated by Hopewell City Public Schools, a district that educates 3,949 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Hopewell High lists that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment; the rest reads as 19% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hopewell city as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hopewell High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 55.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Hopewell city shows median household income runs about $54,729, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hopewell city runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,949 students), of which Hopewell High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Patrick Copeland Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hopewell High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hopewell High at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.7%.

Hopewell High operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,124 students in 2018 compared to 1,136 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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