Kecoughtan High

Kecoughtan High, a mid-sized high school in Hampton, Virginia, run under Hampton City Public Schools, works with 1,553 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% bigger than the state mean of about 1,213.

Within Hampton City Public Schools, which oversees 30 schools and 19,472 students, Kecoughtan High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Kecoughtan High logs that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 38% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Kecoughtan High reports 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kecoughtan High ranks in the top 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 62.7%; Kecoughtan High posts 81.3%, +18.5 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hampton city shows median household income runs about $69,621, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hampton city runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,472 students), of which Kecoughtan High is one.

The closest other public school is Phillips Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kecoughtan High at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 72.5%.

Kecoughtan High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 1,726 students in 2018 compared to 1,553 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 43% to 38%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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