Sherando High

Sherando High is one of the mid-sized high schools in Stephens City, Virginia, operated by Frederick County Public Schools, with 1,631 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 34% bigger than the state mean of about 1,213.

Frederick County Public Schools comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 14,447 students; Sherando High is among them.

Demographically, Sherando High lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Frederick County (around 46%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Sherando High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.6%, the actual is 73.0%, a residual of -5.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Frederick County put the typical household earns roughly $97,606 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Frederick County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,574 students), of which Sherando High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bass-Hoover Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sherando High comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 64.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 8%: 1,511 students in 2018 compared to 1,631 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 76% to 62%. Class-load math has widened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Sherando High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.