Jamestown High

As a moderately sized 9-12 campus in Williamsburg, Virginia, Jamestown High instructs 1,243 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools.

Jamestown High is one of 16 schools operated by Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, a district that caters to 11,371 students overall.

Demographically, Jamestown High lists that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, James City County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Jamestown High has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against James City County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jamestown High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 81.3%, the actual is 79.0%, a residual of -2.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, James City County reports that median household income runs about $109,985, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jamestown High is one of 15 public schools in James City County (combined enrollment of about 9,715 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clara Byrd Baker Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jamestown High. On composite proficiency, Jamestown High comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 74.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 1,329 students in 2018 compared to 1,243 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 70% to 63%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.