Rocktown High

Rocktown High, a close-knit high school in Harrisonburg, Virginia, overseen by Harrisonburg City Public Schools, hosts 1,011 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Harrisonburg City Public Schools comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 6,652 students; Rocktown High is among them.

On demographics, Rocktown High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder consists of 25% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Rocktown High shows 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Rocktown High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at Rocktown High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harrisonburg city) logs that median household income runs about $62,254, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harrisonburg city's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,934 students), Rocktown High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pleasant Valley Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

On the community side, members of the Rocktown High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.