Louisa County High

Located at 757 Davis Hwy, in Mineral, Virginia, Louisa County High is a mid-tier 9-12 campus that educates 1,601 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Louisa County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 1,213 students each, so Louisa County High sits 32% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Louisa County Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 5,334 students, Louisa County High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Louisa County High records that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Louisa County High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 70.2%; this one delivers 91.0%, a residual of +20.8 points.

Across the wider county, Louisa County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,689, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Louisa County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,334 students), Louisa County High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Louisa County Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Louisa County High comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 75.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 1,468 students in 2018 compared to 1,601 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 5% to 10% over that span.

On this page, members of the Louisa County High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.