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Best kept secret at PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY HIGH?
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Enrollment
502
High
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510306001271
Prince Edward County High
35 Eagle Dr., Farmville, VA 23901 · (434) 315-2130 · Prince Edward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Virginia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
504 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 141 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 21% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prince Edward County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 58.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Prince Edward County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #267 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #253 of 316 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #232 of 316 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #252 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #292 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #143 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #16 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #18 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
502
-92 (-15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 46 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 57.6 | 10.9:1 | 61% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 51 | 13.2:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 53% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 60 | 11.9:1 | 37% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 862 | 65 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prince Edward County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (630 to 502); teachers down 51% (57.6 to 28).
About Prince Edward County High
Farmville, Virginia, is home to Prince Edward County High, a small high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 502 students. By comparison, high schools in Virginia enroll about 1,213 students on average.
Prince Edward County High belongs to Prince Edward County Public Schools, a district of 3 schools and 1,845 students.
More than half of enrollment at Prince Edward County High is Black: 52%. Enrollment also includes 36% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 22 points above the 30% share among Prince Edward County residents. The diversity index for Prince Edward County High is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Prince Edward County High reports a ratio of 17.9 students per teacher, from 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.9:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Prince Edward County High lands at C, ahead of 25% of Virginia public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Prince Edward County High is 1.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.6%. Predicted: 60.8%.
Census data for Prince Edward County show the median household earns about $56,315 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Prince Edward County number 5, with about 1,845 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Prince Edward County High from the closest public school, Prince Edward Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Prince Edward County High ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Prince Edward County High in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment was 502 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 594. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
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Prince Edward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,996
Census ACS
Median income
$56,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince Edward County Public Schools
- Prince Edward ElementaryElementary · 823 students
- Prince Edward MiddleMiddle · 520 students
- Prince Edward County Vocational TechnicalElementary
Other schools in Farmville
- Prince Edward ElementaryElementary · 823 students
- Prince Edward MiddleMiddle · 520 students
- Piedmont Regional Juvenile Detention CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Prince Edward Middle0.2 mi · 520
- Prince Edward Elementary0.2 mi · 823
- Cumberland Elementary17.3 mi · 530
- Crewe Primary17.4 mi · 370
- Eureka Elementary17.6 mi · 471
- Cumberland High17.6 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Prince Edward County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Prince Edward County High?
Prince Edward County High enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 09-12.
Is Prince Edward County High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prince Edward County High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prince Edward County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prince Edward County High is approximately 17.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Prince Edward County High?
Student demographics at Prince Edward County High are roughly 36% White, 5% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Prince Edward County High public or private?
Prince Edward County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince Edward County Public Schools.
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