Rye Cove High

Rye Cove High, a micro-enrollment four-year high school in Duffield, Virginia, run under Scott County Public Schools, hosts 292 students, covering grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Scott County Public Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 4,166 students. Rye Cove High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Rye Cove High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Scott County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rye Cove High has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Rye Cove High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Rye Cove High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.8%; this one delivers 75.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Scott County shows median household income runs about $46,349, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Rye Cove High is one of 17 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 4,166 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rye Cove Intermediate, around 0.2 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rye Cove High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 80.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rye Cove High has ticked up 13%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025.

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