Luray High

Luray High operates as a very small senior high in Luray, Virginia, overseen by Page County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 452 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Across the 8 schools in Page County Public Schools (2,928 students total), Luray High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Luray High reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Luray High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.1%, the actual is 76.8%, a residual of +10.7 points.

In the broader community, Page County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,037 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Luray High is one of 9 public schools in Page County (combined enrollment of about 2,928 students).

The closest other public school is Luray Middle, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Luray High. On composite proficiency, Luray High comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 73.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Luray High's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 452). The White share of enrollment contracted from 91% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.