Kettle Run High

Set in Nokesville, Virginia, Kettle Run High is a mid-sized secondary school, run under Fauquier County Public Schools. It enrolls 1,175 students across grades 9 through 12.

Fauquier County Public Schools comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,861 students; Kettle Run High is among them.

On demographics, Kettle Run High reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Kettle Run High logs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 14% of students at Kettle Run High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fauquier County (around 33%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kettle Run High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 84.4%; actual is 69.5%, a gap of -14.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fauquier County) records that median household earnings sit near $130,189, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Kettle Run High is one of 22 public schools in Fauquier County (combined enrollment of about 10,861 students).

Nearest neighbor: Greenville Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kettle Run High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 83.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kettle Run High has decreased 3%, going from 1,212 students in 2018 to 1,175 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.