Southampton High

Southampton High, a tight-knit senior high in Courtland, Virginia, run under Southampton County Public Schools, enrolls 704 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 42% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Across the 6 schools in Southampton County Public Schools (2,363 students total), Southampton High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Southampton High shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 44% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Southampton High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Southampton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,795 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Southampton County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,363 students), Southampton High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Southampton Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Southampton High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southampton High has contracted 16%, going from 837 students in 2018 to 704 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 55% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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