Patrick County High

Set in Stuart, Virginia, Patrick County High is a tight-knit four-year high school, overseen by Patrick County Public Schools. It enrolls 795 students across grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 1,213.

Patrick County Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,276 students. Patrick County High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Patrick County High shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the resource side, Patrick County High shows 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Patrick County High sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 66.5%; actual is 84.8%, +18.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Patrick County) records that median household earnings sit near $53,038, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Patrick County High is one of 7 public schools in Patrick County (combined enrollment of about 2,276 students).

Stuart Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Patrick County High at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 71.0%.

Patrick County High operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Patrick County High's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 901 (now 795). Class-load math has grew: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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