Monacan High

Monacan High is a middle-of-the-pack high school in Richmond, Virginia, run under Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school educates 1,644 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 1,213 students each, so Monacan High sits 36% larger than that benchmark.

Chesterfield County Public Schools comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 64,194 students; Monacan High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Monacan High records that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 23% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Chesterfield County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Monacan High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chesterfield County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Monacan High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.0%, the actual is 70.4%, a residual of +2.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Chesterfield County shows median household earnings sit near $101,931, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Monacan High is one of 76 public schools in Chesterfield County (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students).

W.W. Gordon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monacan High at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 77.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Monacan High's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,472 (now 1,644). Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.